Video Purports To Show Sermon By Iraqi Insurgent Leader Baghdadi -- Bloomberg Businessweek
The al-Qaeda splinter group that has declared a caliphate in territory it controls in Iraq and Syria released a video purporting to show its rarely seen leader delivering a sermon in the seized city of Mosul.
There were conflicting reports about the identity of the man in the video. An appearance by Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, an Iraqi with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, would signal a brazen challenge to Iraq's government as it intensifies its offensive against the Islamic State, the militant group formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.
In the recording, posted on websites used by the group in the past, a bearded man in black robes and a turban climbs a set of stairs to a mosque pulpit before speaking, declaring himself Caliph Ibrahim.
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Video Purports to Show Reclusive ISIL Leader -- VOA
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Islamic State militant leader makes apparent rare appearance in Iraq -- PBS Newshour
Islamic State's 'caliph' speaks at Mosul mosque -- Long War Journal
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WNU: This isn't really O/T, but speaking of movies and the jihadis, are you familiar with the movie "The Wind and the Lion", with Sean Connery and Candice Bergman? Though they certainly didn't intend it and it has a lot of "Hollywoodness" to it, it is eerily prescient. I recommend it for that and it's entertaining.
The Shia's may have the last laugh in this video after all, notice the color of the wall lamps behind our brand new shiny caliph.
I am not familiar with "The Wind and the Lion". I am a movie buff .... so I will definitely look it up.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is doing things that Bin laden only dreamed about .... but the difference is that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has the independence, territory and resources that Bin laden never really had.
"Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has the independence, territory and resources that Bin laden never really had." and the opportunity.
WNU, if we ever play golf, the cart I want is the "Carriage of State" in the "Wind and the Lion".
I am just about to leave to play nine holes .... and you just go me going.
Candice Bergman .... she is a hottie. Hmmm .... she must be Russian James.
I know. :)
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