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UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria

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-Qaida, which is much stronger in places, a United Nations report says.

By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Myanmar's presence downplayed at Thai-US military exercise

Thailand and the United States downplayed the presence of a Myanmar military officer at the opening Tuesday of the largest annual joint military exercise in Southeast Asia.

By Jerry Harmer, The Associated Press

6 years ago