Published on Nov 16, 2014

"An audio calling for “volcanoes of jihad” has been posted on the internet, allegedly belonging to Islamic State (formerly ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi amid recent reports of him being critically wounded or even dead.

The 17-minute audio did not make any reference to recent reports of his death or critical injury, after a US-led airstrike set off rumors that he had been eliminated. The voice alleged to be Baghdadi’s also claims that the US-led strike campaign is failing.

The audio additionally stated that the caliphate had been expanded to encompass Yemen, Egypt, Libya and Algeria.

Reports of the Islamic State group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, being wounded in an airstrike on November 8, were confirmed by Iraqi officials and state television the next day. At the same time, the Pentagon said it had no such information."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

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"An audio calling for "volcanoes of jihad" has been posted on the internet, allegedly belonging to Islamic State (formerly ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi amid recent reports of him being critically wounded or even dead. The 17-minute audio did not make any reference to recent reports of his death or critical injury, after a US-led airstrike set off rumors that he had been eliminated.