Report: ISIS chief Baghdadi surfaces after 18 months

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Fresh footage of ISIS supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has surfaced, apparently showing the reclusive terror leader making a rare public appearance and talking to children at a mosque in the city of Fallujah. The images, broadcast on a local Iraqi television channel, have not been verified but appear to show the extremist addressing a small crowd of boys, The Times reported. A banner behind him announces an ISIS-sponsored Quran memorising competition, with prizes from Baghdadi to be awarded to the winner. Baghdadi, one of the world’s most wanted men, rarely appears in public. The last time he is known to have made a public appearance was in July 2014 when he led Friday prayers at the Great Mosque in Mosul less than two months after his troops stormed the city.   

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