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Islamic State in Iraq
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English
Etymology
From the group's former en ar --language name, ar الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq the Islamic State in Iraq.
Proper noun
en former name ISIL/ISIS/Islamic State
Usage notes
This name was used after it was disaffiliated from al-Qaeda and before it acquired territory in Syria.
Synonyms
en ISI abbreviation
Derived terms
en ISI abbreviation
Translations
translations of "Islamic State in Iraq" only
Arabic: ar الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي العِرَاق f ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq
French: fr État islamique d'Irak m (fr ÉII/fr EII)
Polish: pl Islamskie Państwo w Iraku n