ISIS leader shows his face

The Islamic State on Monday released an 18-minute video of its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. It was his first appearance since 2014, when he declared himself the leader of the terrorist group.

In the video, Mr. al-Baghdadi praised the bombers who killed more than 250 people in Sri Lanka and said “jihad will continue,” despite the loss of territory in Iraq and Syria.

On the ground: Retaking the Islamic State’s territory in Syria was hailed as a milestone victory. But our reporter found cities there in shambles: overwhelmed by rubble and still under attack from ISIS.

Related: Sri Lanka’s president called today for the lifting of a temporary ban on several social media networks that was intended to prevent the spread of misinformation after the Easter attacks.

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