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| Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamist militant group Isis, has called on Muslims to obey him, in his first video sermon. | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamist militant group Isis, has called on Muslims to obey him, in his first video sermon. |
| Baghdadi has been appointed caliph by the jihadist group, which has seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria. | Baghdadi has been appointed caliph by the jihadist group, which has seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria. |
| The video appears to have been filmed on Friday during a sermon at the al-Nouri Mosque in Mosul, northern Iraq. | |
| It surfaced on Saturday amid reports that he had been killed or wounded in an Iraqi air raid. | |
| It was not clear when the attack was supposed to have taken place. | |
| In the sermon, at Mosul's most famous landmark, Baghdadi praised the establishment of the "Islamic state", which was declared by Isis last Sunday. | |
| Experts say the reclusive militant leader has never appeared on video before, although there are photographs of him. | |
| "Appointing a leader is an obligation on Muslims, and one that has been neglected for decades," he said. | |
| He also said that he did not seek out the position of being the caliph, or leader, calling it a "burden". | |
| "I am your leader, though I am not the best of you, so if you see that I am right, support me, and if you see that I am wrong, advise me," he told worshippers. |