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Omar al-Shishani stands next to a group of ISIL fighters as they declare the elimination of the border between Iraq and Syria, June 28, 2014. (AP Photo/militant social media account via AP video)
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Fighters from the Islamic State marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/Militant Website, File)
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** FILE ** This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/Militant Website, File)
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has positioned about 3,000 ISIL fighters in Iraq and some 7,000 in Syria, officials say. (Associated Press)
