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  2. Islamic State of Iraq - Wikipedia

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    On 8 April 2013, ISI leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi publicly claimed that he had created Jabhat al-Nusra as a Syrian extension of the ISI and announced that he was forcibly merging it with the ISI into one group under his command, forming the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL), also known as "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS).

  3. Names of the Islamic State - Wikipedia

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    The literal translation of its previous name resulted in confusion, resulting in both ISIS and ISIL, two acronyms based on different literal translations of the name into English. Apart from these, an Arabic-derived acronym, "Daesh", ( Dāʿish ), is the common name for the group in the Muslim world . [ 1 ]

  4. Isis - Wikipedia

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    The name Isidoros, meaning "gift of Isis" in Greek, [292] survived in Christianity despite its pagan origins, giving rise to the English name Isidore and its variants. [293] In the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, "Isis" itself became a popular feminine given name .

  5. Islamic state - Wikipedia

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    Simple English; کوردی ... The Arabic word dawla comes from the root d-w-l, meaning "to turn, come around in a cyclical fashion". In the Quran, ...

  6. Territory of the Islamic State - Wikipedia

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    The fifth edition of the Islamic State's Dabiq magazine explained the group's process for establishing new provinces. Jihadist groups in a given area must consolidate into a unified body and publicly declare their allegiance to the caliph.

  7. Isis (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Isis is a goddess from the polytheistic pantheon of Ancient Egypt. Isis or ISIS may also refer to: ISIS, an acronym for the unrecognized state sometimes known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria .

  8. What is ISIS-K, the group that attacked a Moscow ... - AOL

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    ISIS-K has a history of attacks, including against mosques, inside and outside Afghanistan. Earlier this year, the U.S. intercepted communications confirming the group carried out twin bombings in ...

  9. Name changes due to the Islamic State - Wikipedia

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    Version 0.3 of Linux distribution elementary OS — originally to be named as Isis but was renamed as Freya after a Norse goddess. [1]A mobile banking app previously known as ISIS changed its name to Softcard in 2014, stating "We have no desire to share a name with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and our hearts go out to those affected by this violence".