Khankendi deserted after Azerbaijan defeats Armenian separatists

Khankendi, Azerbaijan – An eerie silence blankets the town square of largest city in the Nagorno-Karabakh region

Baby strollers, chairs, and empty boxes are all that remain in the square after more than 100,000 Armenians fled Khakendi in haste, the latest casualties of an old territorial conflict.

Azerbaijan defeated separatist forces in the breakaway region last month leading to Armenian leaders agreeing with Baku that the so-called state of Artsakh will cease to exist.

After the…