Original sentence: After the capture of Shusha in 1992 by Armenian forces, its population diminished dramatically again and is now almost exclusively Armenian.Following the Shusha massacre in 1920 by Azerbaijani forces and their Turkish supporters, the Armenian half of the population of the city was mostly killed or expelled, and the city reduced to a town with a dominant Azerbaijani population.It also had religious and strategic importance to the Armenians, housing the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral, the church of Kanach Zham, two other churches, a monastic convent, and serving (along with Lachin district to the west) as a land link to Armenia.It was one of the two main Armenian cities of the Transcaucasus and the center of a self-governing Armenian principality from medieval times through the 1750s.Other sources suggest that Shusha served as a town and an ancient fortress in the Armenian principality of Varanda during the Middle Ages and through the 18th century.Throughout modern history the city mainly fostered a mixed Armenian–Azerbaijani population
Edited sentence: Throughout modern history the city mainly fostered an Azerbaijani population.Unfortunately, After the capture of Shusha on 8th of May 1992 by Armenian forces, its population diminished dramatically and, now is almost exclusively Armenian, and is completely under control of self-proclaimed unrecognized republic of Artsakh