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Armenian-Americans send aid via Qatar Airways during war with Azerbaijan

The Los Angeles-based Armenia Fund sent aid via the Gulf airline. Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Armenian-Americans hold signs and flags as they protest against the conflict between Azerbaijan and the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh and Turkey's support for Azerbaijan in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2020. - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope Thursday that Armenia would "defend" itself against Azerbaijan, appearing to show sympathy to one side over the fierce clashes. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
Armenian-Americans hold signs and flags as they protest against the conflict between Azerbaijan and the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh and Turkey's support for Azerbaijan in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Oct. 15, 2020. — NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images

Qatar Airways brought aid from the Armenian community in the United States to Armenia amid the continued war with Azerbaijan.

Armenia’s Civil Aviation Committee said the Doha-based airline flew humanitarian aid to Yerevan on Monday. An earlier flight on Oct. 15 was not allowed to fly over Turkey; however, this flight flew into Armenia via Turkish air space, the committee said in a statement.

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