Azerbaijan says Armenian forces fired on its troops

The defense ministry of Azerbaijan announced on Saturday that troops from Armenia had fired upon its soldiers during the night. In response, units from the Azerbaijan army took retaliatory action. The incident occurred in Sadarak, located in the northern region of Nakhchivan, which is an exclave of Azerbaijan and shares borders with Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.

No information was provided regarding any casualties in the statement released by the ministry. Reuters was unable to independently verify the reported occurrence. This incident takes place amid increasing tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan in recent days.

(Reporting by Nailia Bagirova, writing by Mark Trevelyan, editing by Mark Heinrich)