‘This is our land’: The residents who refuse to flee Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital

At least half of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh's capital, Stepanakert, has fled since the conflict began in late September. © France 24 screengrab

Almost a month after fighting first erupted over Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan, thousands have fled their homes in the breakaway region’s main city, Stepanakert, leaving its streets largely deserted and its shops mostly closed. Yet some residents have chosen to stay, determined to continue living on what they view as their land. FRANCE 24’s Luke Shrago and Tarek Kai report.