2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes

2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
	Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Date	20–27 May 2018; (1 week)
Location	Sharur and Sadarak districts, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan
Result	See Aftermath section
Belligerents
Armenia	Azerbaijan
Commanders and leaders
Nikol Pashinyan; Armen Sargsyan; David Tonoyan	Ilham Aliyev; Zakir Hasanov; Tehran Mansimov
Units involved
Armed Forces of Armenia	Azerbaijani Armed Forces Nakhchivan Garrison;
Casualties and losses
2 soldiers killed	1 soldier killed

The 2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes began on 20 May 2018 between the Armenian Armed Forces and Azerbaijani Armed Forces. Azerbaijan stated to have taken several villages and strategic positions within the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. However, these areas had previously been part of a no man's land between the Azerbajiani and Armenian lines.

One soldier of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, and one or two soldiers of the Armenian Armed Forces were reported KIA during the military operations.

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