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After the Battle of Plaman Mapu on this island during Operation Claret, a (emphasize) different island’s MacDonald House was bombed in a sabotage attack. Muslim (-5[1])mutineers against a 1968 invasion of this island were (10[1])killed in the Jabidah massacre, sparking an insurgency led by (emphasize) another island’s Islamic group (10[1])MILF. Chinese (-5[1])and Dayak discontent on this island stemmed from the cession of a territory on (-5[1])this island by the Brooke (10[1])dynasty’s (10[1])White Rajahs. (10[1])A 1962 revolt on this island failed to overthrow its House of Bolkiah. A guerilla war on this island was caused by Tunku Abdul Rahman’s admission of its states of Sabah and Sarawak into his country and ended with the deposition of Sukarno. For 10 points, name this island where the Konfrontasi was fought over a border between Indonesia (10[1])and (10[2]0[1])Malaysia. ■END■

ANSWER: Borneo [accept Kalimantan; accept Borneo confrontation]
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