SamuelRSmith said:
beeje13 said:
Technically it is not as IS is 'Islamic State' , the second IS is 'in Syria', to give 'Islamic State in Syria'. Similarly ISIL is Islamic State in Libya.
I'm being pedantic, and if the IS forces are coming from Syria anyway then it's arguably ISIS anyway.
Either way, it's safest just to use IS.
The whole situation is a tragedy of humanity. Increasing anti-Islamic sentiment throughout Europe in particular.
And we have the demoralizing possibility that it would have been better if the oppressive regimes in Iraq, Lybia and Egypt had not been ended. |
I'm pretty sure ISIS means "Islamic State - Iraq, Syria" and ISIL means "Islamic State - Iraq, Levant". The Levant being an area (from my understanding) stretching across to Greece.
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That would be new to me, do you have a source? I got my definition from a Sky News bulletin, but it may have been misleading.
Just checked Wikipedia and it seems you are right, thanks. But ISIS and ISIL are two different groups still aren't they?
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