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    ISIS Leader Apparently Releases Video For First Time In 5 Years

    The man who is purportedly Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi acknowledges the recent major defeat of ISIS in Baghouz, Syria.
    by Merrit Kennedy Apr 29, 2019 1 minute

    Nearly five years after the leader of ISIS released his first video, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has purportedly released his second.

    It's not confirmed that the man in the video is indeed Baghdadi. The man acknowledges ISIS'

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