(CNN) For the first time in five years, ISIS has released what it says is a new video message from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

In the video, a man purporting to be Baghdadi appeared to be wearing a casual outfit, sitting on the ground next to an assault rifle. He said the "battle for Baghouz is over," referencing the last town held by ISIS in eastern Syria.

In the video, the man praised recent bombings in Sri Lanka , which killed more than 250 people and wounded at least 500 on April 21.

He also referenced recent political events, including Benjamin Netanyahu's election victory in Israel, the resignation of Algeria's president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and the fall of Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir.

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