U.N. is translation of the acronym in English for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham . Iraq officials , the U.N. , some media use ISIL : It is the straight Arabic shorthand for the group known as : al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi Iraq wa al-Sham , commonly used in the Arab world and among many Arab media outlets and politicians . Islamic State in Iraq and the the Islamic State of Iraq . Jihadist group prefers `` the Islamic State '' or just ` `` the Islamic State ''
U.N. is translation of the acronym in English for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham . Iraq officials , the U.N. , some media use ISIL : Islamic State in Iraq and the the Islamic State of Iraq . Jihadist group prefers `` the Islamic State '' or just ` `` the Islamic State ''