What does Isis and ISO stand for?

ISIS is an acronym for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Some outlets refer to it as ISIL (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) and in other cases, the group is known simply as Islamic State, or IS.Jul 6, 2015 read more

ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Later, after the interview ended, Todd told his panel, "Obviously we refer to it at NBC News as ISIS. The Obama administration, president, says the word ISIL. read more

ISIS and ISIL are currently both being used to refer to Iraq's Islamic extremist terrorist organization, but recently there has been confusion over what to call the jihadist group. While the U.S. State Department is using the ISIL designation, much of American media still uses the better-known ISIS. read more

Nonetheless, some in the US media claim that the President is using “Isil” to avoid using the word “Syria” which is what the “S” stands for in Isis. read more