In Arabic it is called Daesh which means D dawlat=state in English, A or I = Iraq, e= and, SH= al-Sham, a term for a region encompassing Syria and Lebanon. The rendering of the Arabic name in English varies, due to imprecise translation. It then changed to ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah in June 2014 as part of a desire to re-establish a caliphate. Confusion began when the group gained further territory and changed its name to ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah fī 'l-ʿIrāq wa-sh-Shām in April 2013 as it expanded into Syria. ![]() ![]() Originating in Iraq, the group underwent various previous name changes, and since 2006 had been known as Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), a name which had failed to gain any traction, as the group had failed to gain or hold any significant territory as ISI, and thus widespread confusion over what to call them was largely absent.
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