Islamic State in Iraq

English

Etymology

From the group's former (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق (ad-dawla al-ʾislāmiyya fī l-ʿirāq, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq”).

Proper noun

Islamic State in Iraq

1. (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

• ISI (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• ISI (abbreviation)

Translations

translations of "Islamic State in Iraq" only

• Arabic: اَلدَّوْلَة اَلْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي وَالشَّام
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: État islamique d’Irak ( ÉII / EII )