ROMANS: All right. For the first time in five years, ISIS has apparently released a new video message from its leader, Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi. Now in this video the speaker praises the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka which killed more than 250 people. CNN's Sam Kiley live in Sri Lanka with more. What else are we learning about what's in this video of what looks to be Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi?</s>SAM KILEY, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think, Christine, interestingly the element of the video that refers to the Sri Lankan bombings doesn't have Baghdadi in the picture. It seems to have been recorded as an afterthought with up to date images. Nonetheless they do appear to be able to authenticate the fact that it was recorded sometime in April. He praises the efforts in the Sahel in Northern Africa, calls for attacks on the -- what he calls the French crusaders, quote-unquote, there and calls for the followers around the world to continue their battles to take revenge over the fall of Baghouz, that last redoubt where the so-called Islamic State was finally defeated by a combination of foreign special forces and Kurdish forces on the ground. But nonetheless, this represents a propaganda stunt and effort by Baghdadi, by the so-called Islamic State, to keep their brand out there, to keep their brand in the public consciousness and to tie themselves to what they would argue has been the success in inverted commerce of their atrocious massacre here on Easter Sunday. The murderers here did pledge allegiance to the so-called Islamic State prior to carrying out the attack, and we found a lot of connection in terms of the material, so this is really a publicity stunt for them -- Christine and Dave.</s>ROMANS: We don't see very many images of him, certainly with that mosque in Mosul from several years ago. We'll continue to try to authenticate that video. Sam Kiley, thank you so much for that.</s>BRIGGS: Coming up here, a new proposal could mean more roadblocks for asylum seekers trying to enter the United States.
ISIS Leader May Have Reappeared in New Video.