More than 200 villagers fled their homes after fighting broke out between the Burma Army and forces belonging to the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State’s Muse District on Friday.

The internally displaced persons (IDPs) are from Man Kawng village in Kyukok—also known as Pang Seng—sub-district. They said that they left because they were afraid of artillery shells hitting their 47-household village.

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The National Salvation Front (NAS) fighters repulsed a joint attack by South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition SPLA-IO in Central Equatoria State and killed four troops.

The rebel group also said the South Sudanese troops attacked refugees camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Israeli warplanes fired missiles on suburbs of the northern city of Aleppo early Friday, Syrian state media said, amid increased airstrikes on Syria in recent weeks. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

On August 31, an attack targeted the southern suburbs of the capital Damascus killing two soldiers and wounding seven.

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At least five militants were killed and nine others injured in clashes in Gereshk district of southern Helmand province on Thursday, a statement from the National Army said.

The statement said a group of Taliban militants attacked security checkpoints early Thursday and troops retaliated, after which the rebels were forced to flee leaving five dead bodies and injuring nine others, Xinhua reported.

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Turkey and Iran agreed to conduct joint operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and its Iran affiliate, the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), on Tuesday, state-run Anadolu news agency said.

Ankara and Tehran agreed to enhance existing cooperation mechanisms against the activities of the armed groups along common borders, including joint military operations, Anadolu said, without providing any further details.

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