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Israeli Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS)

Israeli Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS)

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Originally posted by Sleepyguy
ISIS stands for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

ISIL stands for Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.

Since the goal of the group is to expand it's influence beyond just Iraq and Syria, ISIL is arguably more accurate.
They plan to expand into Spain!

Might as well call them the Caliphate.

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The Islamic State (IS) (Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية‎ ad-Dawlah l-ʾIslāmiyyah), formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL /ˈaɪsəl/; Arabic acronym: داعش Dāʿish) or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS /ˈaɪsɪs/),[a] is a Sunni jihadist group in the Middle East.

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"The Islamic State" is a fancy euphemism for Caliphate. Which Islamic State? Saudi Arabia? Morocco? Indonesia?

It's THE Islamic State. It claims ownership and authority over all of the above.

EDIT - Iran is also an Islamic State