The leader of the Sunni militant group ISIL which has seized large parts of Iraq and Syria has appeared for the first time in a video posted on a Jihadist website. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a self-appointed 'caliph', was filmed preaching in Mosul, Iraq's second city. He called on all Muslims to obey him. The video appeared at a time when the militant leader had been reported killed or wounded in an Iraqi air raid. Al-Baghdadi praised the establishment of the “Islamic state“ which was declared b... READ MORE : What is in the news today? Click to watch: euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! euronews is available in 14 languages: In English: Website: Facebook: Twitter: Google : euronews VKontakte:
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