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Jul 10, 2017 · ISIL: This acronym stands for “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.” The Levant is a broad geographical region that includes Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel and Jordan. Some...
Therefore, the acronym ISIL is the more-accurate name, as it recognizes these areas that the group affects and targets, while ISIS refers exclusively to Iraq and Syria. The tendency to call the group ISIS arose as they became active militants in the Syrian civil war in 2012.
ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), is a Sunni jihadist group with a particularly violent ideology that calls itself a caliphate and claims religious authority over all Muslims.
Apr 18, 2018 · The Islamic State, or ISIS, is a militant organization that emerged as an offshoot of al Qaeda in 2014. It quickly took control of large parts of Iraq and Syria, raising...
- Rachel Elbaum
Jun 13, 2014 · Formed in 2013, ISIS is a jihadi Salafist militant group. It is virulently anti-democracy and sectarian – and also a seasoned militant operation with a transnational membership, to which,...
- Peter Shirlow
Jan 14, 2015 · ISIS stands for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. ISIL means basically the same thing - the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. There is another name that the group rejects, but...
Nov 20, 2018 · 18 things about ISIS you need to know. ISIS, or the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria, explained. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the militant group more frequently known as ISIS,...
