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The Islamic State is down but not out. And their renewed calls for violence are being sent around the world once again.

That much is clear in a new audio recording that claims to be the voice of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed caliph of ISIS.

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While previously thought dead, al-Baghdadi’s voice references contemporary events to prove he’s still kicking.

The lengthy recording calls on his followers to adapt to the new reality of ISIS, as the group finds itself more or less defeated in their quest to establish Iraq and Syria as their own caliphate.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shamefully and without explanation withdrew Canada’s CF-18 jets from the bombing sorties against ISIS targets. In contrast, despite anyone’s view on U.S. President Donald Trump, he’s presided over near destruction of the terror group’s promised land.

There are still ISIS fans all across the world though. And it was those who al-Baghdadi has called upon to unleash violence.