41. Crossings by refugees as well as border incursions by Irian Jayan rebels, and sometimes Indonesian troops, have been a problem for Papua New Guinea for many years. 42. Cross-border incursions by pro-Indonesian militias continue to pose a threat. 43. He also said the security agencies intentionally provoked incursions by rebels from Chechnya into Dagestan, a neighboring Russian region, around the same time. 44. He cited incursions by North Korean submarines and the late August launch of a rocket. 45. He said, without elaborating, that reports of poaching and incursions by Chinese fishermen in Southeast Asia would not be discussed. 46. However mapping of the area has gone slowly and there have been repeated incidents of violence or complaints of boundary incursions by farmers, woodcutters or fishermen. 47. In contrast to its neighbor Kyrgyzstan, it has not suffered incursions by Islamic militants. 48. Incursions by North Korea are not new. 49. Incursions by the Turkish military into Iraq have become common in the last two years. 50. Incursions by Israeli forces into Palestinian-controlled areas in the West Bank and Gaza Strip were frequent before a U.S.-sponsored cease-fire went into effect last month. |