Original sentence: According to the Azerbaijani side and other sources including Human Rights Watch, the Moscow based human rights organization Memorial and the biography of a leading Armenian commander, Monte Melkonian, documented and published by his brother, after Armenian forces captured Khojaly, they proceeded to kill several hundred civilians who were trying to flee the town on foot.Armenia faced a debilitating blockade by the now Republic of Azerbaijan as well as pressure from neighboring Turkey, a traditional ally of Azerbaijan.By late February, Khojaly had largely been cut off completely.Khojaly Massacre, where a large number of defenseless Azeri civillians were ruthlessly killed by Armenian troops during the winter of 1992, marks the depth of ethnic hate and memory of which still strains Armenia's relations not with just Azerbaijan but other countries in the region as well.Scars of this event still remains raw in the memory of the people of the region, making a lasting resolution of the conflict even more difficult.This massacre, intentional and wanton killing of defenseless civilians, has been extensively documented as the purpotrators of these crimes did not have a chance to collect and bury the scattered remains of the victims which were extensively covered by the world media
Edited sentence: According to the Azerbaijani side and the affirmation of other sources including Human Rights Watch, the Moscow based human rights organization Memorial and the biography of a leading Armenian commander, Monte Melkonian, documented and published by his brother, after Armenian forces captured Khojaly, they proceeded to kill several hundred civilians evacuating from the town.Armenia faced a debilitating blockade by the now Republic of Azerbaijan as well as pressure from neighboring Turkey, which decided to side with Azerbaijan and build a closer relationship with it.By late February, Khojaly had largely been cut off