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ISIS Calls on Muslims to 'Go to War Everywhere'

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The Islamic State released an audio message supposedly from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen or heard from since November.

In the 35-minute audio message posted on Islamist websites, a man purported to be al-Baghdadi calls on Muslims everywhere to take up arms against the infidels and fight on behalf of the group's self-styled caliphate.

"Islam was never a religion of peace. Islam is the religion of fighting," he says in the video. "No one should believe that the war that we are waging is the war of the Islamic State. It is the war of all Muslims, but the Islamic State is spearheading it. It is the war of Muslims against infidels."

"O Muslims, go to war everywhere. It is the duty of every Muslim," the speaker says.

It was not immediately possible to verify whether the voice was al-Baghdadi's. Reports that he was severely wounded during an airstrike have not been confirmed.

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