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Saif al-Adel, who previously worked as an officer in the Egyptian Special Forces has taken over as its interim leader to fill the vacuum created by the killing of its powerful boss Osama Bin Laden by the American Forces, according to CNN.
Saif al-Adel worked as a top strategist and senior military leader for the terror outfit till the day Osama was killed, said CNN quoting former Libyan militant Noman Benotman.
A report in the Pakistani newspaper The News also confirmed the report saying that Adel was also known as Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi.