[[Memorial (society)|Memorial]] wrote about the forced exodus of the Azerbaijani inhabitants of the village, along with several other Azerbaijani villages around the area during the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]]. They emphasized the grave violence against Azerbaijani civilians in Meshali specifically.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.memo.ru/hr/hotpoints/karabah/Hojaly/Chapter1.htm |title=СОБЫТИЯ, ПРЕДШЕСТВУЮЩИЕ ШТУРМУ ХОДЖАЛЫ |language=ru |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=memo.ru |publisher=[[Memorial (society)|Memorial]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731043945/http://www.memo.ru/hr/hotpoints/karabah/Hojaly/Chapter1.htm |access-date= |archive-date=2010-07-31 |quote=}}</ref> On December 23, 1991, [[Artsakh Defence Army|Armenian military units]] attacked the village. The residents suffered 25 killed and 14 injured. The brutal attack forced the entire population to flee. Consequently, 358 residents of the village were forcibly driven out. The village itself was destroyed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2023/7/free/politics_news/en/7001.htm |title=A separatist involved in the large-scale killings of civilians in an Azerbaijani village in Karabakh has been apprehended in Lachin |language=en |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=23 July 2023 |website=www.turan.az |publisher=Turan News Agency |archive-url= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://apa.az/en/incident/internationally-wanted-fugitive-of-meshali-massacre-detained-general-prosecutors-office-of-azerbaijan-photo-408649 |title=Internationally wanted fugitive of Meshali massacre detained - General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan |language=en |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=29 July 2023 |website=www.apa.az |publisher=APA News Agency |archive-url= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>