On 29 April 2019 , Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was shown in an 18-minute long video released by an Islamic State media group , his first public appearance for almost five years . In the video , al-Baghdadi is shown with an assault rifle mentioning recent events such as the loss of the last ISIL territory in Baghuz Fawqani , the Sri Lanka Easter bombings and the overthrow of Sudanese and Algerian presidents Omar al-Bashir and Abdelaziz Bouteflika , suggesting that the video was filmed around a week before being released
Sri Lanka Easter bombings
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi