What does ISIL stand for?

Answer 1

Western power structure create all terrorist group like Al Qaeda, Taliban and now Takfiries and Isis and they make lots of films and advertisment against Islam because they want to increase Islamophobia. Islamophobia (or anti-Muslim sentiment) is a term for prejudice against,hatred towards, or fear of the religion of Islam or Muslims.The term entered into common English usage in 1997 with the publication of a report by the Runnymede Trust condemning negative emotions such as fear, hatred, and dread directed at Islam or Muslims. While the term is now widely used, both the term itself and the underlying concept have been criticized.The causes and characteristics of Islamophobia are still debated.Some scholars have defined it as a type of racism. Some commentators have posited an increase in Islamophobia resulting from the September 11 attacks, while others have associated it with the increased presence of Muslims in secular nations

Answer 2

It depends on what you mean by "stand for".

(1) The Acronym

ISIL stands for "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant."

Note: ISIL and ISIS are the same organization where ISIS stands for the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria". The issue derives from its Arabic name which is ad-Dawla al-Islamiyya fi al-3eraaq w'ash-Sham (الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام). The word "Sham" is translated as both "Syria" and "the Levant" in English, but refers to all of the Levantine territories (Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, and Jordan).

(2) The Intentions of the Organization

Islamic State is an extremist Sunni Islamist organization which used to have links to al-Qaeda before al-Qaeda condemned them for their barbarity. They are fighting to bring the Sunni majority into power, especially in Sunni majority regions of both Syria and Iraq, and impose a more fundamentalist view on politics.

Islamic State has a dream of a worldwide Islamic Caliphate in as many countries and over as many territories as possible. However, it is more important to them to control Muslim-majority territories and territories that Muslims have previously controlled, such as Spain, Israel, and the Balkans. Islamic State believes that only through a Lesser Jihad (Islamic Holy War) can this Islamic Caliphate be brought into existence. Whether or not the violence perpetrated by these groups conforms to Lesser Jihad as determined by Islamic Jurisprudence is hotly debated by both Muslims and Non-Muslims, but the "Militaristic" groups support the view that these wars are a form a Lesser Jihad across the board. Because their ideology has such providential significance to them, every International Militaristic group has a very stringent view of Islamic Law that they wish to implement. They also engage in information outreach to other communities, television/radio/internet programming, using social media, and live debates in order to proselytize this message.

In contrast to the argument that Islamic State is a creation of Western powers, which is an argument wholly based in conspiracy theories, the leaders of Islamic State have stated their purpose and aims quite clearly and repetitively performed actions in-line with these beliefs. It would make no sense for the US to create and support an organization in order to further waste lives and money to destroy it.