an al qaeda stronghold on the coast on the southeast there. it's not entirely clear whether this was one drone strike that particularly targeted him or it was one that was reported on about mid april that seemed to kill other media spokes people from that particular group. it's a staunch blow. the man who announced death of luke summers, the american journalist killed after a raid to rescue him went wrong. a significant blow for them at a time when they were trying to re-establish themselves given ascending of isis. >> give us an idea of where he was on the aqap hierarchy. was he a senior level leader? was he mid-level? he had a very public role. >> i think it's fair to say he was in the top dozen officials. but more importantly, a public