DHAKA: Islamic State (IS) has released an audiotape it says was recorded by its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, days after reports said he had been killed or injured.

In the recording, released via social media, the speaker says IS fighters will never cease fighting ‘even if only one soldier remains’.

Correspondents say the recording appears authentic, reports the BBC.

Reports that Baghdadi had been injured followed US-led air strikes near the Iraqi city of Mosul last week.

BDST: 2232 HRS, NOV 13, 2014