In a recording released days after he was reported to be wounded in an airstrike, the leader of the Islamic State group said the U.S.-led coalition’s campaign had failed and it would eventually have to send ground troops into battle. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi urged his followers to “explode the volcanoes of jihad everywhere,” according to the 17-minute message posted online Thursday. The recording appeared authentic, matching previous ones from the group.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 19:12:42 +0000