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view · edit Frequently asked questions Q1: Which name is best: ISIS, ISIL, Daesh or Islamic State etc A: The article title is decided according to policy WP:Article titles The discussion that resulted in the current name Islamic State was held in August-September 2021. The decision followed WP:Commonname section of WP:Article titles. This question has been raised over 40 times on the talk page, without any proposal other than the September 2021 and August 2013 discussions resulting in a page move. Now archived, those discussions can be read here and searched here. Past names, both used and considered, have included: "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria", "Islamic State of Iraq and (al-)Sham", "Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria", "Islamic State", "The Islamic State", "Islamic State (Middle East)", "Islamic State (Organisation)".

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Worldwide caliphate was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 8 September 2022 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Islamic State on 8 September 2022‎. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

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Discussions: See Older discussions (below this list) for a list of twelve earlier requested moves and discussions. Archive 38#RfC: One year moratorium on move proposals Agreed 14 Aug – 19 Sep 2015 RM, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant → ISIS, Not moved, 20 Oct – 27 Oct 2016, /Archive_39#Requested move 20 October 2016 RM Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant → Islamic State (''to-be-decided'' qualifier) Technical Close 4–23 July 2017, /Archive 40#Requested move 18 July 2017 RM Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant → Islamic State Moved. 30 August – 22 September 2021. RM Islamic State → Islamic State militant group Not moved. 18 May – 26 May 2022. Older discussions: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria → Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Moved, 13 August 2013, /Archive 1#Rename RM, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant → Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Not moved (but moved back to "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant"), 12 June 2014, /Archive 2#Requested Move RM, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant → The Islamic State, No consensus, 29 June 2014, /Archive 3#Requested move 2 RM, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Procedurally closed, 31 July 2014, /Archive 3#Requested move RM, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant → Islamic State, Not moved, 8 August 2014, /Archive 5#Requested move 8 August 2014 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant → Islamic State (organization), Quick close, 20 August 2014, /Archive 5#Move Content discussion, References in the text: ISIS or ISIL?, ISIL chosen, 17 Sept – 26 Sept 2014, /Archive 10#References in the text: ISIS or ISIL? 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Section sizes Section size for Islamic State (40 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 85,282 85,282 Name 12,165 12,165 Purpose and strategy 27 41,657 Ideology 24,825 24,825 Islamic eschatology 1,733 1,733 Goals 7,287 7,287 Strategy 7,785 7,785 Organisation 3,728 52,429 Leadership and governance 19,720 19,720 Civilians in Islamic State-controlled areas 3,373 3,373 Military 101 10,745 Number of combatants 4,439 4,439 Conventional weapons 2,102 2,102 Non-conventional weapons 4,103 4,103 Women 3,700 3,700 Communications 69 69 Finances 7,482 11,094 Monetary system 2,516 2,516 Education 1,096 1,096 History 2,801 2,801 Territorial control and claims 8,695 8,695 International reaction 124 62,916 International criticism 2,287 2,287 Islamic criticism 536 31,819 Religious leaders and organisations 20,820 20,820 Other jihadist groups 10,463 10,463 Other commentaries 2,725 28,686 Designation as a terrorist organisation 22,652 22,652 Militia, cult, territorial authority, and other classifications 3,309 3,309 Supporters 3,864 3,864 Countries and groups at war with IS 675 28,865 Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 6,344 28,190 Other state opponents not part of the Counter-ISIL Coalition 5,327 5,327 Other non-state opponents 11,420 11,420 Al-Qaeda 5,099 5,099 Human rights abuse and war crime findings 4,826 4,826 Notes 26 26 Citations 29 29 General and cited references 3,463 3,463 External links 5,359 5,359 Total 312,377 312,377

Shouldn't this article be at daesh

It's what the government calls them. This name legitimises them. And it's used far more broadly in the world for other things. 82.33.117.11 (talk) 09:16, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

@82.33.117.11, we could start by educating them as most media houses, personnel and people; we don't need to campaign for them or confuse people by keeping the name Islamic. It's best to make it Daesh, Arab governments also address it by that name Ultimate Tai (talk) 10:30, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Grammatical issue (Ideology)

At the end of the list of ideologies encomapssed by the IS, there is no period. I think a period should be added after the word "Misogyny." IvyYorke (talk) 20:48, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Add A Fact: "Ex-soldier sentenced for aiding ISIS"

I found a fact that might belong in this article. See the quote below

A former soldier in the U.S. Army was sentenced on Friday to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to provide ISIS with information to help plan an ambush he thought would result in the deaths of U.S. soldiers in the Middle East, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

The fact comes from the following source:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/12/us/cole-bridges-army-isis-sentencing.html

This post was generated using the Add A Fact browser extension.

TJMSmith (talk) 16:17, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Requested Move 15 October 2024

Islamic State→? — Current name is just the "Islamic State", it’s can confuse readers with article about the concept. I don’t' suggest it to rename the article to ISIL, beacuse "ISIL" is not common name anymore and pretty outdated.

So let's rename the article to Islamic State (organisation). ISIS can be also suitable beacuse "ISIS" is currently common name to the group. Gaplow43286 (talk) 06:08, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Oppose Islamic State is the common name for the organization, being the one used by the media. The organization is also the clear primary topic for the name "Islamic State" with this capitalization. The hatnote at the top of the article is good enough to clear up any confusion. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:07, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

"‘You are next’: online posts show Islamic State interest in attacks on US ahead of election"

Doug Weller talk 11:16, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

ISIS ideology summarized in simplest form

ISIS contains a large amount of ideas and ideologies, why not summarize them in the phrase "Islamic Statism"?، (I couldn'tedit the page but i made this topic as discussing page about ideology) 178.81.55.110 (talk) 11:52, 30 October 2024 (UTC)