Is Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Alive? ISIS Releases Undated Audio Of Him Vowing To Continue The Fight

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Reuters: Islamic State's Baghdadi, in undated audio, urges militants to keep fighting

CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi exhorted followers on Thursday to stand fast and keep fighting in his first purported audio communication in almost a year during which his jihadist group lost much of its self-proclaimed “caliphate”.

The audio, partly dedicated to religious scriptures, came after several reports Baghdadi had been killed. His last recording was in November 2016, two weeks after the start of the battle to recapture the city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS).

The date of the 46-minute recording, released via the Al-Furqan news organization, was not clear. But in it, Baghdadi makes an apparent reference to recent events including North Korean threats against Japan and United States and the recapture two months ago of Mosul by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces.

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