No. 976 in Persian
داعش
"داعش" (Daesh) is an acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a militant extremist group.
In a sentence
داعش گروهی از تروریستها است که در خاورمیانه فعالیت میکند.
ISIS is a group of terrorists operating in the Middle East.
The term 'داعش' (ISIS) is used here to identify a specific organization, namely the extremist group.
اخبار در مورد حمله داعش در تلویزیون پخش شد.
The news about the ISIS attack was broadcasted on television.
Here, the word 'داعش' refers to the perpetrator of an attack being reported in the news.
دولتها جهت مقابله با تهدیدات داعش همکاری میکنند.
Governments are cooperating to combat the threats posed by ISIS.
In this context, 'داعش' is used to represent a common subject of international concern requiring collective response efforts.
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