After a March 18 bombing attack which seriously wounded Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, reports reveal that Abu Alaa Afri, a former physics teacher from Mosul, has taken over temporary command of the dreaded group.
Though an official confirmation is yet to come, a Guardian report had last week claimed that Baghdadi had received serious 'life-threatening' injuries during a US-led airstrike in March.
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