ISIS is translation of the acronym in Arabic for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham . Comment: Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant . Levant denotes Syria and Lebanon in Arabic , `` so better to stick to ISIL and clarify that it 's the same as ISIS , but a more accurate translation from the Arabic , '' he said . Jihadist group prefers `` the Islamic State '' or just `` the State ''
ISIS is translation of the acronym in Arabic for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham . Comment: Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant . Jihadist group prefers `` the Islamic State '' or just `` the State ''