They wanted to sound more legitimate/definite when they declared their caliphate so switched to just 'Islamic State'.
America use ISIL as they don't want to give them that 'legitimacy' so use old name. The L stands for Levant sure.
Doesn't matter what they're called - need to get rid of them!
Posted By: JD3, Sep 26, 10:48:38
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