IS Leader Abu Bakr al Baghdad, has been confirmed alive after releasing an 18-minute video speaking about the Sri Lanka Bombings.

Baghdadi appeared in the video cross legged on the floor next to a machine gun declaring himself as the head of the fast expanding terrorist group.

He continues to rally members of the terrorist group after loss of the group’s territory in Iraq and the execution of one of their deadliest attacks in years in Sri Lanka.

"Our battle today is a battle of attrition, and we will prolong it for the enemy, and they must know that the jihad will continue until Judgment Day,” he said in the video. His death or serious injury has been reported several times in the past but now he has been confirmed alive he is the worlds most wanted man, the US placing a ransom of $25 million over his head.

It’s unclear where the video was recorded but it was suspected to be in an underground bunker, due to his pale complexion it seems like he could have been hiding there a while. Sri Lanka is only mentioned in audio not video suggesting this was recorded weeks in advance and newer portions added in after the bombing.

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