Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Difference between revisions

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On 1 July, the last battle to retake Mosul began and Baghadi's status is still uncertain if he is dead or alive. On 9 July, Mosul were finally liberated from IS occupation by the Iraq forces and Baghadi's wereabouts are still unknown. On 11 July, Baghadi has been confirmed dead by Iraqi news agency Al Sumaria. However on September 2017 audio recording with Baghadi's voice had been brodcast. The Kurdish counter-terrorism official Lahur Talabany told Reuters he was "99 percent" sure Baghdadi was alive and hiding in Raqqa.

On 29 April 2019, 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 [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings|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.

On 29 April 2019, 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 [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings|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.

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 On 1 July, the last battle to retake Mosul began and Baghadi's status is still uncertain if he is dead or alive. On 9 July, Mosul were finally liberated from IS occupation  by the Iraq forces and Baghadi's wereabouts are still unknown. On 11 July, Baghadi has been confirmed dead by Iraqi news agency Al Sumaria. However on September 2017 audio recording with Baghadi's voice had been brodcast. The Kurdish counter-terrorism official Lahur Talabany told Reuters he was "99 percent" sure Baghdadi was alive and hiding in Raqqa.
-On 29 April 2019, 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 [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings|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.
+On 29 April 2019, 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 [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings|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.
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