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