Daesh is neither Islamic nor a state, says Canadian minister

Top Stories
Most Popular

Panorama

DSF unveils a spectacular preview of its biggest-ever 30th edition with Dubai’s first-ever indoor drone show

30th Dubai Shopping Festival to kick off in December

Dana Reserve: Where Three Ecosystems Meet in Jordan's Wilderness

Japan launches world's first wooden satellite into space

Astronomers observe black hole that may have formed gently

The ten deadliest weather events of the last 20 years and how they were fuelled by climate change

What is the story of the Jordan Staircase in one of the most important palaces in Russia?

Biden and his wife celebrate their last Halloween at the White House

NASA identifies potential landing sites for historic manned mission to the moon

Telescope with world’s largest digital camera will be a ‘game-changer’ for astronomy

Home World Daesh is neither Islamic nor a state, says Canadian minister 07-09-2016 10:28 AM Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The Liberal government of Canada will no longer refer to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and will instead call the terrorist group by its Arabic acronym" Daesh", according to Ottawa Citizen newspaper. It said Public Safety Minister, Ralph Goodale, revealed the change in a report on terrorism released last month, saying ISIL is neither Islamic nor a state. Global Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence also said they are adopting Daesh to refer to the group. Canada and many other countries had used its original name, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL, or Daesh for years. Others referred to it as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS.

Home World

Daesh is neither Islamic nor a state, says Canadian minister

07-09-2016 10:28 AM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The Liberal government of Canada will no longer refer to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and will instead call the terrorist group by its Arabic acronym" Daesh", according to Ottawa Citizen newspaper.

It said Public Safety Minister, Ralph Goodale, revealed the change in a report on terrorism released last month, saying ISIL is neither Islamic nor a state.

Global Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence also said they are adopting Daesh to refer to the group.

Canada and many other countries had used its original name, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL, or Daesh for years. Others referred to it as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS.

no comments

Notice

All comments are reviewed and posted only if approved.
Ammon News reserves the right to delete any comment at any time, and for any reason, and will not publish any comment containing offense or deviating from the subject at hand, or to include the names of any personalities or to stir up sectarian, sectarian or racial strife, hoping to adhere to a high level of the comments as they express The extent of the progress and culture of Ammon News' visitors, noting that the comments are expressed only by the owners.

name : *
email
	show email
comment : *
Verification code :	Refresh write code :