ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seen after five years; acclaims terror attack in Sri Lanka in a video

leer of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) Abu Bakr al-Baghdi, me an appearance in a video  for first time in five years.

Despite repeated reports of his death, ISIL leer was seen in a propaganda video. 

Al-Furqan, terror outfit's media leg released a video of leer, wherein he ackwledges end of Baghuz battle (ISIS caliphate) and praised Sri Lankan bombings as retaliation for Baghouz, last ISIS stronghold to fall in Syria few days ago.

Last, Baghdi was filmed in July 2014 at al-Nuri Mosque, Iraq, when he anunced formation of ISIS caliphate. 

After Trump declared that ISIS's caliphate was "100 percent" defeated, leer has been an international target in multiple countries. 

In video, Baghdi could be seen sitting with or Islamic State terrorists, and  praising Sri Lankan serial blasts that targetted Churches and Hotels on Easter and killed over 250, injured 500 ors. 

Intelligence reports claimed that he went underground somewhere in Iraq or Syria. 

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On Monday, NIA arrested an accused named Riyas Aboobacker in association with Kasaragod Islamic State terror module case.

During interrogation, terror accused divulged that he has been in touch for a long time with absconding accused Abdul Rashid Abdulla, who is believed to be hierarch behind recruiting Keralites into terror outfit Islamic State. 

Aboobacker also revealed that he has been a follower of Abdullas's audio clip, including one wherein he instigating ors to carryout a terror attacks in India.

Furrmore, suspect disclosed that he has been in contact with Abdul Khayoom, an accused in Valapattanam ISIS case who is believed to be in Syria at moment.  It was also kwn that accused has been following speeches and videos of Zahran Hashim of Sri Lanka for over a year, along with that  speeches of Zakir Naik.

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He mitted that he wanted to carry out a suicide attack in Kerala.

He is kwn to be produced in a court in Kochi tomorrow for conspiring to commit a terrorist act.