{"id":86677,"date":"2019-04-30T18:32:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T22:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=86677"},"modified":"2019-04-30T18:33:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T22:33:15","slug":"isis-leader-al-baghdadi-pictured-for-first-time-since-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=86677","title":{"rendered":"ISIS leader al-Baghdadi pictured for first time since 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Washington Post reports that al-Baghdadi offered his support for the perpetrators of the attacks on Christians in Sri Lanka; Ben Hall reports from London.<\/em><\/p>\n

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has resurfaced in a new video, the first since 2014. ISIL has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Nations, European Union and many individual states. al-Baghdadi is considered a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the United States, and the U.S. State Department has offered a reward of up to $25 million for information or intelligence leading to his capture or death. <\/p>\n

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been pictured in a new video for the first time since July 2014.<\/p>\n

In the video — released by ISIS\u2019s propaganda arm al-Furqan and obtained by SITE Intelligence Group \u2013 Baghdadi reportedly claims that his followers died fighting to the end in territories and cities that have been routed by U.S.-backed coalition forces.<\/p>\n

He also claims that the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka were retaliation for ISIS being defeated in their Baghouz, their last stronghold in Syria, and refers to the recent oustings of leaders in Algeria and Sudan, meaning that the video must have been shot within the last week.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pentagon officials say the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is leading the analyzing of the video.<\/p>\n

Col. Scott Rawlinson at Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, the group established by the U.S.-led international coalition fighting ISIS, told Fox News: “At this time, we are working to independently corroborate the validity of the video posted today reportedly showing Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. We are continuing to support partner forces in their mission of an enduring defeat of Daesh, which includes the capability to finance their operations, recruit new members, and collaborate to conduct violent extremist attacks.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cHopefully we will reach him very soon, especially now that ISIS has been defeated in its final place in Baghouz, Syria and they have lost all their land in Iraq,\u201d Sabah al Namaan, a spokesperson for Iraq\u2019s counterterrorism agency, told Fox News earlier this month. \u201cNow, we have a real opportunity to catch or kill him.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The rat has no where to run; perhaps he’ll be captured by the Kurds, inshallah.<\/p>\n

The rest of the article may be viewed here: Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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