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U.N. report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, SyriaThe Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.comUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and Iraq and its global network poses a rising threat — as does al Qaeda, which is much stronger in places, a United Nations report says.The report by U.N. experts circulated Monday said that despite the defeat of IS in Iraq and most of Syria, it is likely that a reduced “covert version†of the militant group’s “core†will survive in both countries, with significant affiliated supporters in Afghanistan, Libya, Southeast Asia and West Africa.The experts said al Qaeda’s global network also “continues to show resilience,†with its affiliates and allies much stronger than IS in some spots, including Somalia, Yemen, South Asia and Africa’s Sahel region.Read more at: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/13/un-report-up-to-30000-islamic-state-members-in-ira/
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