On May 1, 2019, the Islamic State (ISIS)-affiliated Nasher News released photos showing ISIS fighters in Iraq and West Africa watching the recent video showing ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, which ISIS released on April 29.[1] In a photo from Salah Al-Din, Iraq, several ISIS members watch the video on a laptop. A similar photo shows armed ISIS fighters in West Africa also watching the video on a computer. The video was Al-Baghdadi's first official appearance since July 2014, when he delivered a sermon in Mosul following ISIS appointing him as caliph.[2]
[1] See MEMRI JTTM report In First Appearance Since Declaration Of Caliphate, ISIS Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Calls For Attacks Against France, Its Allies, And Saudi Arabia, Urges Algerians, Sudanese To Wage Jihad Against Their Regimes, April 29, 2019.
[2] See MTV Clip No. 4334 ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi Calls on Muslims to Wage Jihad, Says: Becoming a Caliph Is a Heavy Responsibility, July 4, 2014.
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