While Iran in recent years has claimed more than 12 million in the ranks of the group, Middle East experts put the figure closer to 300, 000 -- though they concede it's difficult to quantify a sprawling militia that has full-time and reservist cadres.
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Berezovsky's finances had been in decline in recent years while he was in exile.
While Slim lived in recent years with his family in Nebraska, "Chicago was always like home to him, " his manager said.
While uptake has improved in recent years- children who do not get vaccinated on time, and older children who missed out when the uptake was lower, mean that there are still enough unvaccinated people to allow measles outbreaks to occur.
While research had progressed rapidly in recent years, vaccines currently being tested only offered 30% protection.
While disclosure has improved somewhat in recent years, there are still major gaps and inconsistencies in reporting.
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Most encouraging for the Big 3 is that their Asian rivals, while on a relative roll in recent years, are hardly invulnerable.
Both nations have struggled in recent years while playing at altitude, where the thin air hands an advantage to those acclimatised to the conditions.
But while it has dominated domestically in recent years, helped by the downfall of fierce rival Glasgow Rangers, success in Europe has been more difficult to achieve.
While Best Buy has struggled in recent years, the consumer electronics chain posted better than expected results for the fourth quarter with comp store sales up roughly one percent.
Mike Rich, chief executive of the charity Action on Pre-eclampsia, said, while progress had been made in recent years, there was still a long way to go before it was fully understood.
In his view, the Met, while still an institution of great glory, had in recent years become culturally irrelevant.
In recent years, while making his own movies, Scorsese has dedicated himself to film history and preservation.
Company officials say warranty costs have dropped 34% in three years, while a recent consumer survey by researcher J.
And countries like Colombia and Liberia have made gains in recent years, while others, such as Zimbabwe, have deteriorated.
He also pointed out that ricketts, a disease caused by vitamin D deficiency, has virtually disappeared in recent years, while Crohn's has soared.
However, Saudi intelligence has been successful in subduing al Qaeda cells in the kingdom in recent years, while security at oil refineries and pumping stations has been reinforced.
While the PC market has stagnated in recent years, the tablet market has ballooned from almost nothing before 2010 to an estimated 120 million unit sales in 2012.
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As many as 800 farmers have got out of pig production in recent years, while many of those remaining are depending on extended credit from banks and feed companies.
Dr Ray Johnston, head of the UK's Civil Aviation Authority's Aviation Health Unit (AHU), said while there had been an increase in recent years in the number of on-board medical emergencies "aviation still has an excellent safety record".
In recent years, while America's armed services have been hard-pressed to assemble the manpower to fight two simultaneous wars, the number of U.S. soldiers in the military prison system has fallen by 50%, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Dartmouth College and Williams College also have limited their no-loan packages in recent years, while Wesleyan University earlier this year announced it will begin to consider a student's ability to pay in its admissions decisions, due to the school's financial constraints.
Some safety yardsticks have not improved in many years, while recent accidents and incidents have exposed areas that still need work: safety on the ground at airports, the training of pilots to handle sophisticated computers, and greater awareness of flight hazards in some developing countries.
While TV advertising has generally grown slowly in recent years, advertising on NFL games has soared.
While Venezuelan imports have decreased in importance in recent years, falling to 8% of imports in 2011, it remains the fourth-biggest supplier to the U.S. market.
While chunky acetate frames have been trendy in recent years, Mr. Press finds himself gravitating toward thinner ones, which he says feel fresher and are more versatile.
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While Crom Castle is a private home, in recent years the west-wing has been available to hire as a wedding venue and accommodation.
Mr. Sims: While economists have celebrated the incremental economic growth in recent years, the actual effect when you measure it at a company activity level, has been quite minimal.
While graphic adventures have fallen out of fashion in recent years, shining examples of the genre (such as LucasArts' latest Escape From Monkey Island) still call out for attention every now and then.
The report - based on previously published data by government bodies and independent researchers - pointed out while the NHS had received significant budget rises in recent years, social care increases had stalled.
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