The video would be the first from Baghdadi since he was filmed in the Iraqi city of Mosul in 2014. Baghdadi's whereabouts have been unknown since Islamic State's territorial control began disintegrating with the fall of Mosul and Raqqa, its strongholds in Iraq and Syria respectively, in 2017. There had been conflicting reports over whether Baghdadi, an Iraqi, is still alive. But security sources have recently said he is thought to be hiding out in remote areas of Syria or Iraq. It claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that killed more than 250 people.

Source: bd News24 April 29, 2019 18:33 UTC