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:::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)
:::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)
::::The name "Islamic State" adds tacit legitimization, and the US State Department officially refers to them as ISIL. At least one non-English nation, as well as the Arabic enemies of ISIL, refer to them as "DAESH," a loose acronym from Arabic (the name is al-'''D'''awla '''a'''l-Islamiya al-Iraq al-'''Sh'''am) which is also close to the Arabic words "Daes" and "Dahes," meaning "one who crushes something underfoot," and "one who sows discord," respectively. [[User:IHop|IHop]] 14:50, 8 January 2015 (EST)