IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years

By THE MANILA TIMES

Apr 30, 2019 12:39 pm

A man purported to be Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears in a propaganda video released on April 29, 2019 by IS's Al-Furqan media outletAL-FURQAN MEDIA/AFP

BAGHDAD: The Islamic State group's elusive supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first purported appearance in five years in a propaganda video released Monday, acknowledging IS's defeat in the Syrian town of Baghouz while threatening 'revenge' attacks.

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