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
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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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