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Azerbaijanis with national flags and a portrait of Azerbaijani Maj. Gen. Polad Hashimov, who was killed in fighting, celebrate returning their territories in Baku, Azerbaijan, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Azerbaijan has completed the return of the territories ceded by Armenia under a Russia-brokered peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev hailed the restoration of control over the Lachin region and other territories as a historic achievement. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)