État islamique d'Irak
French
Etymology
From the group's former Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَةُ الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق (ad-dawlatu l-ʾislāmiyya(t) fī l-ʿirāq, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ta i.sla.mik d‿i.ʁak/
Proper noun
- Islamic State in Iraq; former name of Daech (État islamique en Irak et au Levant)
Usage notes
This name was used after its disaffiliation from al-Qaeda and prior to expanding into Syria
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