BAGHDAD: Jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his fighters not to retreat but to resist the Iraqi forces who are poised to enter the city of Mosul.

“Do not retreat,” said a voice presented as belonging to the leader of the Islamic State group in an audio message released early Thursday by the IS-affiliated Al-Furqan media.

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