http://www.middleeastpress.net/english/ the Al-Qaeda-linked ISIL terrorist group has stated the captured territories from Iraq's Diyala province to Syria's Aleppo as a so-called Islamic State - or a ‘caliphate.' They have apparently removed 'Iraq and the Levant' from their name and urged other essential groups active in Iraq and Syria to guarantee their commitment. The Takfiri dread group announced in an audio recording released online on Sunday that it should now be called 'The Islamic State' and confirmed its chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as "the caliph" of the new state and "leader for Muslims everywhere." According to ISIL spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani the decision was made following the group’s Shura Council meeting on Sunday. The so-called Islamic State has distincted its borders, spanning the region occupied by the group in a bloody storm, from Iraq's unstable Diyala province to Syria's war-torn Aleppo. The fanatic group has also claimed that they are now a "legitimate state." The so-called Islamic State has called on Al-Qaeda and other drastic terrorists in the county to instantly pledge their allegiance, ushering in “a new era of international jihad.” The terrorist group, infamous for its vicious violence, separated from Al-Qaeda in early 2014. It has detained some parts of western and northern Iraq in recent weeks, committing bunch murders against both Shia and Sunni Muslims in the region. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said that the country’s security forces would confront the terrorists.