With the destruction of his facilities in Fallujah, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is getting desperate and lashing out at his usual allies: Zarqawi Tape Criticizes Muslim Scholars.

BAGHDAD, Iraq—Notorious Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi appears to be increasingly desperate, accusing Muslim clerics of betrayal in an audio recording released Wednesday.

In the tape, the Al Qaeda-linked terror leader says clerics have not spoken out enough against U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. The recording, posted on an Islamist Web site, has not yet been authenticated.

Al-Zarqawi, who leads the feared terror group Al Qaeda in Iraq, is believed to have escaped from his headquarters in insurgent-held Fallujah during the massive U.S.-led assault on the city earlier this month.

U.S. and Iraqi security forces continued their search for him after reports that he was north of Baghdad.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military said five more bodies were found Wednesday in northern Mosul, bringing the total to 20 bodies found in the past week. American troops found the five male bodies in the western part of the city, said Lt. Col. Paul Hastings, with Task Force Olympia. Hastings said there is no confirmation whether they were part of Iraqi security forces.

Before the latest grisly discovery, U.S. troops had found 10 bodies of soldiers — nine of those shot execution-style — who belonged to the Iraqi regular army, based at the al-Kisik military base about 31 miles west of Mosul, near Tal Afar, he said. Five other bodies, including four decapitated ones, have still not been identified, he said.