War on terror
http://www.freeimages.com/photo/81403
Pentagon
calls ISIS 'Daesh' for first time
A U.S.
military commander used the term "Daesh" to describe the Islamic
State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) at a Pentagon briefing for the first time on
Thursday.
The term is the Arabic acronym for ISIS, but the State
Department and coalition partners in the region use it since it also sounds
like the Arabic word for "crush underneath the foot."
"Our partners, at least the ones that I work
with, ask us to use that because they feel that if you use ISIL that you
legitimize a self-declared caliphate, and actually they feel pretty strongly
that we should not be doing that," said Army Lt. Gen. James L. Terry,
commander of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve. ISIL is
another acronym used for ISIS.
"Daesh is why we are here. Daesh uses terror and
fear to dominate people and reward themselves. It has demonstrated time and
time again a disregard for life and humanity. It has also openly stated
intentions to apply its trademark barbaric methods not only regionally, but
globally as well," he said.
It is not clear whether other Pentagon officials will
begin using "Daesh" in future briefings.
Last Friday, Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John
Kirby said there has been no change in Defense Department policy to refer to
the terrorist group as ISIL.
No comments:
Post a Comment