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:But the correct new name is ''Islamic State''.--[[User:JoeyJ|JoeyJ]] 10:16, 6 August 2014 (EDT)
:But the correct new name is ''Islamic State''.--[[User:JoeyJ|JoeyJ]] 10:16, 6 August 2014 (EDT)
::The name is how a subject is commonly referred to. If the publications everyone reads are calling it by a particular term, that's the "correct name." [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iraq-tv-airstrike-kills-60-militants-north-24860706 AP] is calling it "the Islamic State group," although I don't think that's likely to catch on. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 20:03, 6 August 2014 (EDT)
::The name is how a subject is commonly referred to. If the publications everyone reads are calling it by a particular term, that's the "correct name." [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iraq-tv-airstrike-kills-60-militants-north-24860706 AP] is calling it "the Islamic State group," although I don't think that's likely to catch on. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 20:03, 6 August 2014 (EDT)
:::Many publications like [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/fighters-capture-oilfield-northern-iraq-2014838218162585.html Al Jazeera], [http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/08/04/islamic-state-now-controls-resources-and-territory-unmatched-in-history-of-extremist-organizations/ Washington Post] or [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-24179084 BBC] call it also ''Islamic State''. --[[User:JoeyJ|JoeyJ]] 05:54, 7 August 2014 (EDT)