ISIL

Işıl ışıl isil ísil English Alternative forms en Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Etymology An acronym of one English translation of one of the group's Arabic-language names, ar الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq wa-š-šām the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Compare en ISIS, which translates ar الشَّام as “Syria” rather than “the Levant”. Pronunciation en /ˈaɪsəl/ Proper noun en ISIS. en w:James Bridle Conspiracy The New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future 2018 Verso Books 978-1-78663-548-8 212 In 2006, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the precursor to ISIL, attacked and destroyed the Al-Askari Mosque in Samarra, among the holiest sites in Shia Islam. Derived terms en ISIL-K Translations ISIS ISIS References Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Anagrams en iils Lisi ILSI en acronyms en Organizations Islamism