イスラム国こく

noun

Islamic State; IS; ISIS; ISIL

Refers to the militant group; often used in news contexts. The full official names are rarely used in everyday Japanese.

• イスラム国こくが犯はん行こう声せい明めいを出だした。

  Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

• イスラム国こくの勢せい力りょくは弱よわまったと言いわれている。

  It is said that Islamic State's influence has weakened.