Azerbaijani army enters territory ceded by Armenian forces

A rose is seen in a burnt barn in Karmiravan village, as ethnic Armenians leave the area prior to the Azerbaijani forces being handed control in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh (AP)

Azerbaijani army units have entered the Aghdam region, a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a ceasefire agreement that ended six weeks of heavy fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The truce, brokered by Russia last week, stipulated that Armenia should hand over control of some areas its holds outside Nagorno-Karabakh’s borders to Azerbaijan.