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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

(formerly al-Qaida in Iraq)

Whats in a Name?

The full Arabic term for the

group is al-Dawla al-Islamiyafi al-Iraq wa al-Sham,

translated, the Islamic State

in Iraq and al-Sham. al-Sham

is translated as

the Levant,

hence theacronyms ISIS

and ISIL in English. Daesh is

the Arabic acronym, and the

term rhymes with or suggests

other nefarious

actions/words in Arabic.

Who uses what?

Al-Dawla al-Islamiya, (Islamic

State): members of the

organization

Islamic State of Ir

aq and the

Levant: members of the U.S.

GovernmentIslamic State of Iraq and Syria:

members of the U.S.

Government and the media

Daesh: members of the

Arabic speaking community,

French Government (in SEP2014)

Why the confusion?

Those who choose not to use

the terms ISIS or ISIL may be

trying to take away its

preferred self-identity by de-legitimizing the organization

that calls itself a nation-state.http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2015/11/3qs-what-using-the-name-daesh-rather-

than-isis-or-isil-really-means/

What does the Flag mean?

Testimony

There is no God but Allah,

Muhammad is the messenger of God

AllahMessenger

Muhammad

Foreign Terrorist OrganizationISIS was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the Secretary of State on 17 DEC

2004.

A Brief History:

2004al-Zarqawi establishes al-

Qaida in Iraq (AQI)

2006 AQI attempts to start asectarian war against the majority

Shia in Iraq

JUN 2006 al-Zarqawi is killed and

al-Masri assumes leadership of

AQI

OCT 2006 al-Masri creates theIslamic State of Iraq (ISI); Abu

Omar al-Baghdad assumes

leadership of ISI

APR 2010 al Masri and al-

Baghdadi are killed and Abu Bakr

al-Baghdadi becomes the leaderJUN 2014 al Baghdadi

announces the Caliphate (Islamic

State) and erases all state borders

in the Levant. He declares himself

ruler of all the worlds Muslims.http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/isis-fast-facts/

Image Source http://www.independent.co.uk/:

Image Source: http://militaryedge.org

http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/123085.htm

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi