Isis leader al-Baghdadi 'appears in first public video sermon'
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamist militant group Isis, has called on Muslims to to join Islam and fight for their rights in what appears to be his first public video sermon.
Isis chief: Mujahideen has 'achieved their objectives'
A recording purportedly showing the leader of the Islamist militant group Isis reportedly called the man "Caliph Ibrahim, emir of the faithful in the Islamic State," according to Reuters.
The man is believed to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, although it was not possible to immediately confirm the identity of the man. According to the video, he said:
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