U.S. and France have adopted "Daesh" for ISIS(ISIL) starting last December

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1. To read how the U.S. and France have adopted "Daesh" as new name for ISIS(ISIL) please click word button in next line:
   

   ' Daesh' adopted as new name for ISIS by U.S., France...

   www.cbc.ca/news/politics/daesh-adopted-as-new-name-for...

   The U.S. and France are now labelling the brutal extremist group it is fighting in Iraq and Syria as "Daesh." That name is the Arabic acronym and carries a more ...

    

    

   This makes a lot of sense really even though in the short run it is going to confuse the general public of wondering what governments are referring to.

    

   Daesh

   The following word button will define better "Daesh" and where it came from. It basically appears to mean "someone who tramples upon others: an oppressor" :

   1. Daesh - RationalWiki

      rationalwiki.org/wiki/Daesh   Cached

      Mar 19, 2015 · Internal organization and Ideology . Daesh is a peculiar amalgamation of Salafism/ takfirism and Ba'athism. The dominant strain believes in an absolute ...