Islamic State in Iraq
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the group's former Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq”).
Proper noun[edit]
- (former name) ISIL/ISIS/Islamic State
Usage notes[edit]
This name was used after it was disaffiliated from al-Qaeda and before it acquired territory in Syria.
Synonyms[edit]
- ISI (abbreviation)
Derived terms[edit]
- ISI (abbreviation)
Translations[edit]
translations of "Islamic State in Iraq" only
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