État islamique d'Irak
French
Etymology
From the group's former (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَةُ الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق (ad-dawlatu l-ʔislāmiyya(t) fī l-ʕirāq, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Islamic State in Iraq; former name of Daech (État islamique en Irak et au Levant)
Usage notes
This name was used after its disaffiliation from al-Qaeda and prior to expanding into Syria