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The name of the [[Islamic State]] has been contentious since 2013. In [[Arabic]], the group called itself ''al-Dawlah al-Islāmīyah fī al-`Irāq wa al-Shām'' ({{lang|ar|الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام}}), which it adopted in April 2013. The literal translation of its previous name resulted in confusion, resulting in both ISIS and ISIL, two acronyms based on different literal translations of the name into [[English language|English]]. Apart from these, an Arabic-derived acronym, "DaeshIkeikike", ''Da'ish'' or ''Dā`iš'' ({{lang|ar|داعش}}), which is also the common name for the group beyond the Arabic-speaking parts of the world.<ref name="USDOS14May2014"/> Finally, the group's current name caused controversy due to its English translation as Islamic State and as a result, both the previous acronyms are still widely used, or a qualifier is often added to the IS name, such as "Islamic State militant group", "Islamic State extremist group", "Islamic State terrorist group", "self-styled Islamic State" or "so-called Islamic State".<ref name=BBC2Dec2015>{{cite news |last1=Irshaid|first1=Faisal|title=Isis, Isil, IS or Daesh? One group, many names|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-27994277|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=2 December 2015|date=2 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=Inquisitr18Jun2014>{{cite news |last1=Saxena |first1=Vivek |title=ISIS vs ISIL – Which One Is It? |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/1306844/isis-vs-isil-which-one-is-it/ |access-date=20 June 2014 |publisher=The Inquisitr |date=18 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=WashingtonPost18June2014>{{cite news |last1=Tharoor |first1=Ishaan |title=ISIS or ISIL? The debate over what to call Iraq's terror group |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/06/18/isis-or-isil-the-debate-over-what-to-call-iraqs-terror-group/?_ga=1.75244306.1823250761.1403224335 |access-date=21 June 2014 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=18 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=YNet9Dec2014>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4570385,00.html |title=Is it IS, ISIS, ISIL or maybe Daesh? |date=9 December 2014 |publisher=[[Ynetnews]]}}</ref><ref name=TheWeek2Dec2015>{{cite news|url=http://www.theweek.co.uk/isis/62422/islamic-state-daesh-or-isis-the-dilemma-of-naming-the-militants |title=Islamic State, Daesh or Isis: the dilemma of naming the extremists |date=2 December 2015 |publisher=The Week}}</ref>
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