Iranian media: ISIS leader declared 'clinically dead' by Israeli doctors in Golan
An encounter in March allegedly left al-Baghdadi mortally wounded, allowing Abdul Rahman al-Sheijlar, also called Abu Ala Afri to succeed him.
A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al Baghdadi made a rare public appearance at a mosque in the center of Mosul, on July 5, 2014.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByJPOST.COM STAFF