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What's In A Name? ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State Or Daesh
Resume![U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech on the nuclear agreement with Iran at the National Constitution Center on September 2, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) announced her support for the Iran nuclear deal, becoming the 34th Democratic senator to back the president. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/0902_john-kerry-1000x666.jpg)
After the Paris terrorist attacks, Secretary of State John Kerry and President Barack Obama joined French President Francois Holland in calling the Islamic State militant group "Daesh."
At a press conference today, President Obama returned to using the term "ISIL" (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), which is a variation of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria).
Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan talks with Abderrahim Foukara of Al Jazeera about these different names, their roots and the politics behind them.
Guest
- Abderrahim Foukara, Washington bureau chief for Al Jazeera. He tweets @afoukara.
This segment aired on November 16, 2015.