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Islamic state chief, in rare speech, urges followers to persevere
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS AUGUST 22, 2018 / 3:19 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Islamic state chief, in rare speech, urges followers to persevere
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic state leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in his first purported speech in nearly a year, has called on followers to persevere, according to a statement posted on the group’s media outlet.
“For the Mujahideen (holy warriors) the scale of victory or defeat is not dependant on a city or town being stolen or subject to that who has aerial superiority, intercontinental missiles or smart bombs,” Baghdadi said in a recording posted on his al-Furqan media group.
Reuters was unable to verify whether the voice on the recording was Baghdadi’s.
Islamic State, which until last year controlled large areas in Syria and Iraq, has since been driven into the desert following successive defeats in separate offensives in both countries.
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Islamic state chief, in rare speech, urges followers to persevere
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic state leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in his first purported speech in nearly a year, has called on followers to persevere, according to a statement posted on the group’s media outlet.
“For the Mujahideen (holy warriors) the scale of victory or defeat is not dependant on a city or town being stolen or subject to that who has aerial superiority, intercontinental missiles or smart bombs,” Baghdadi said in a recording posted on his al-Furqan media group.
Reuters was unable to verify whether the voice on the recording was Baghdadi’s.
Islamic State, which until last year controlled large areas in Syria and Iraq, has since been driven into the desert following successive defeats in separate offensives in both countries.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-baghdadi/islamic-state-chief-in-rare-speech-urges-followers-to-persevere-idUSKCN1L722F