I just call it ISHole
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DneprDave Well-Known MemberSupporting Member
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I think this explains it pretty darn well.
ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Daesh: What's The Difference? -
An older Washington Post article on the naming conventions used with more background on each. This article has much more of a US based slant than the one above from a UK publication.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/01/20/isis-vs-isil-vs-islamic-state-the-political-importance-of-a-much-debated-acronym-2/ -
A timely and succinct response. Seems the author of that article published just yesterday knew there was confused people like me out there. Thanks for the link.
So now I know a bit more of what is behind the various names out there, but I repeat: Can't we just settle on a single name? -
Another UK based publication that explains the usage without the American leaning bias the Washington Post article brings to the table.
Isis vs Islamic State vs Isil vs Daesh: What do the different names mean