Islamic State issues audio of Baghdadi calling supporters to join him

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By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State issued an audio recording on Thursday that it said was by its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, calling on supporters around the world to join the fight in Syria and Iraq or to take up arms wherever they live. It was Baghdadi's first message since a number of media reports said he was wounded this year in Iraq. In the recording, issued by the group's al-Furqan media outlet and posted on several websites, a voice sounding like Baghdadi's says: "There is ** excuse for any Muslim **t to migrate to the Islamic State ... Joining (its fight) is a duty on every Muslim. In the message, Baghdadi tells the rulers of Saudi Arabia, who he considers his enemies, that "their end is near", adding that Gulf rulers felt threatened by the growing popularity of his group among Sunni Muslims.

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