An army helicopter buzzes overhead and ambulances travel up wet empty roads in Myanmar’s northeast, ferrying aid to thousands of residents displaced by fresh clashes between ethnic armed groups and the military.

Burnt-out cars and bullet casings lie along the road to Shan State’s Kutkai: a town ringed by mountains, poppy fields, and a patchwork of ethnic armed groups fighting for more autonomy and control over land and resources.

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At least three Turkish soldiers were killed and seven injured on Sunday during Operation Claw-3 in northern Iraq, Turkey’s National Defence Ministry said in a statement.

The ministry said that the casualties occurred during clashes with PKK terrorists.

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In a rare confirmation, Israel said it struck in Syria Saturday to thwart a drone attack by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force. The Israeli army said the foiled attack entailed launching several drones at targets in northern Israel.

The military has deployed air defenses in northern Israel in anticipation of possible retaliatory rocket fire. Authorities have not issued any special safety instructions for residents in northern Israel.

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Somaliland and Puntland are in new row following the attack on a convoy of top Somaliland government officials by suspected Puntland militia on Wednesday.

According to a statement from Somaliland government, suspected militia from Puntland attacked a convoy of Somaliland officials, including the Governor of Badhan, as it passed through the Hadaftimo District of the Sanaag Region.

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Who controls Papua and West Papua?

Papua and West Papua form the western half of the island of New Guinea (the eastern half is the nation of Papua New Guinea).

The region was known as Irian Jaya until 2000, before the provinces were renamed in 2003 as Papua and West Papua.

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