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misterhighwasted

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11. ISIS or ISIL

Mon Jun 16, 2014, 09:59 AM

Jun 2014

Two names-Same goal

The group changed its name in 2012 from the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) to the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), from the Arabic term for Levant, al-Sham. That is sometimes translated as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). It wanted to change its name to include a broader swath of land, as its goal was to create an Islamic state based on Sharia, or Islamic law.

Just for clarification. In case any DUers need to defend your use of either.
Someone called me on my use of ISIS yesterday. Saying it is ISIL not ISIS.

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America's Allies Are Funding ISIS [View all] alsame Jun 2014 OP

It's time to pull the plug on the funding. CJCRANE Jun 2014 #1

It's time to release the 28 redacted pages of the 9/11 report that detail the Saudis involvement tk2kewl Jun 2014 #10

Friends of the neo-cons malaise Jun 2014 #2

The complications will never see the light of day with a media dedicated to never admitting it is Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #3

yep bigtree Jun 2014 #4

another iamthebandfanman Jun 2014 #5

Exactly. After nearly 100 years, alsame Jun 2014 #6

I hear the British were extremely nilesobek Jun 2014 #8

I think "allies" is a misnomer. "Client states", maybe. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #7

I believe that's the perfect description, Spider Jerusalem. n/t Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #9

ISIS or ISIL misterhighwasted Jun 2014 #11

The administration seems to be alsame Jun 2014 #12