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  2. Names of the Islamic State - Wikipedia

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    "Daesh" is a transcription of the pronunciation of the group's acronym in Arabic. Unfortunately, it is not an English-language acronym in its own right, due to discrepancies between English/Arabic alphabets and phonologies.

  3. Paris attacks: What does 'Daesh' mean and why does ISIS ... - AOL

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    According to Arabic translator Alice Guthrie, "D.A.E.SH is a transliteration of the Arabic acronym formed of the same words that make up I.S.I.S in English: 'Islamic State in Iraq and Syria', or ...

  4. 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, ...

  5. Islamic State – Khorasan Province - Wikipedia

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    Colloquially, especially in southwest and south-central Asia, the group referred to by the abbreviation of the larger Islamic State: Daesh, which is an acronym of the Islamic State's name in Arabic (ad-Dawlah al-Islamīyah fī l-ʻIrāq wa ash-Shām) as Dāʿish (داعش), or Daesh. [34]

  6. Daesh (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Daesh is the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State, a Salafi jihadist terrorist and militant group. Daesh may also refer to: A nickname for the invasive species of blue crab Portunus segnis

  7. Islamic State of Iraq - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI; Arabic: دولة العراق الإسلامية Dawlat al-ʿIrāq al-ʾIslāmiyyah) was a Salafi jihadist militant organization that fought the forces of the U.S.-led coalition during the Iraqi insurgency.

  8. ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee - Wikipedia

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    The ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee [a] is a committee of the United Nations Security Council tasked with implementing international sanctions against the Islamic State and al-Qaeda.

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