For the first time in nearly five years, the IS-leader Abu Bakr al – Baghdadi appeared in a Propaganda Video. The Video was released by al-Furqan, a media channel that has always brought back propaganda publications of the IS in circulation. In the Video, the terrorist are referred to attacks on Sri Lanka to Easter as a retaliation for the defeat of the IS in Baghus. the By Paul-Anton Krüger
see The terrorist militia Islamic state (IS) has released on Monday on the Internet a new Video, which appeared to be their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Some evidence that the more than 18 minutes of continuous recording is authentic and actually Baghdadi. It would be the first Video of him since his speech in the later destroyed Nuri mosque in Mosul, he, in July 2014, the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan, the Islamic state and himself the Caliph cried out.
There have been repeated reports that Baghdadi had been attacks killed in air of the US-led international military coalition in Iraq or in Syria, or at least seriously injured. It is also the question of what is the role of Baghdadi played in the command structure of the IS made always, especially in the planning of military operations in Iraq and Syria, and terrorist attacks abroad. The last audio message attributed to Baghdadi, had published the IS last August.
He refers to current events such as the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka
The Video was launched by al-Furqan, a media channel, of the major propaganda publications of the IS in circulation. The man in the Video, sits with a Kalashnikov at his side in a black robe on a cushion on the floor and other, unrecognizable-made fighters speaks, has strong Similarities with well-known recordings Baghdadis, without that, there was first confirmation of the identity. He refers to the conversation with the men on the events of the recent past.
He admits the loss of the Caliphate in the Wake of the battle of Baghus in Syria at the end of March, the last retreat of the IS. The Syrian Democratic forces (SDF), mainly Kurdish militia, had, with the support of the US-led coalition, the remaining areas of Robert, the of the IS controlled.
In the Video, are referred to the terrorist attacks on Sri Lanka to Easter as a retaliation for the defeat of the IS in Baghus. However, only an audio recording is to be heard in this part of the video allegedly from Baghdadi. This could indicate that this Passage was added later.
US President, Trump had declared the IS for defeated
Western intelligence agencies had suspected Baghdadi in the Iraqi-Syrian border area, with its desert hideouts. Representatives of the Kurdish militias fighting in Syria against the IS, say least, they do not believe that the leader of the terrorist militia was resident in Syria. They said, however, that the IS still has an intact command structure, means of communication and as an underground organization, the new organizing. US President, Donald Trump had declared the IS, however, defeated.
the man in The Video talks also about the operations of the IS in Libya and welcomes the faithful to explanations of fighters in Burkina Faso and Mali, two countries, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, in addition to Niger, this week visited. The Sahel is regarded the secret services as a possible new operation space of the IS. The IS had claimed in the past few months, some of the attacks but also the attacks in Sri Lanka, and earlier attacks in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Apparently, the terrorist militia, to signal to supporters that the top leadership is intact and is capable of action. With views of the battles in Baghus the man is talking in the Video that the fight against the “crusaders” and their supporters is long, a “war of attrition”.
