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user-inactivated  ·  3742 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: +Isis+ vs +Isil+: What do they mean – and why does it matter?

I have multiple friends who speak Arabic and they say ISIL.

    In response, the Obama administration has said that it uses the acronym Isil as it believes the word “Levant”, which is what the “L” stands for, to be a more accurate translation from the Arabic name.

They are correct.