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Old 3rd Dec 2014, 13:11
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Whenurhappy
 
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Da'eash is in common use in Iran to describe IS
I saw IS/ISIL/ISID referred to as Dağış on a Turkish website the other day; it would be pronounced the same way, I understand, and avoid the risk of two vowels being placed together, deemed 'unpronounceable' in Turkey, presumably on the basis that two vowels together would be clear evidence of a Western plot...
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