ISIS Leader Calls on Followers to ‘Fan the Flames of War’ in Audio Recording

This file image made from video posted on a terrorist website Saturday, July 5, 2014, purports to show the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq during his first public appearance. Al-Baghdadi has released a new message encouraging his followers to keep fighting despite recent losses. AP Photo/Militant video, File

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is attempting to rally his followers through an undated audio recording released Thursday, Sept. 28, that urges them to keep fighting despite recent losses.

“Beware of retreat, or the feeling of defeat, beware of negotiations or surrender. Do not lay down your arms,” Baghdadi said in the recording.