Here's a short story:

(CNN) -- Abu Yahya al-Libi, al Qaeda's No. 2 man, was killed in Pakistan on Monday, according to U.S. officials. 

Al-Libi's death was "another serious blow to core al Qaeda," White House spokesman Jay Carney said. 

Al-Libi, 49, was a well-regarded figure in jihadist circles and had emerged as one of the terrorist network's most important clerics and propagandists, appearing in countless videos in recent years. 

He was killed by a CIA drone strike, according to U.S. officials. Drone strikes remain a highly contentious issue between the United States and Pakistan. 

Who is Abu Yahya al-Libi? 

By most accounts, al-Libi was effectively al Qaeda's deputy leader. 

A Libyan citizen and an Islamic scholar, al-Libi bolstered his credibility within jihad groups after escaping from U.S. custody in Afghanistan in 2005. 

He became the public face of al Qaeda and used his religious training to justify the organization's actions. As one of the group's chief ideologues and propagandists, al-Libi appeared in numerous recruitment videos in which he cast himself as a sheikh with the legitimacy to issue fatwas. 

Other than his appearances in propaganda videos, it's unclear which plots against the West al-Libi was involved in. A wanted ad from the U.S. State Department described him as a "key motivator in the global jihadi movement," and said that "his messages convey a clear threat to U.S. persons or property worldwide." 

What does his death mean for al Qaeda? 

This is a "very serious blow" to al Qaeda, according to Noman Benotman, a former senior member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group who spent significant time with al-Libi in the 1990s. No one else within the group rivals his legitimacy as a religious scholar nor has the credibility in the Arab world to provide Islamic justifications for al Qaeda's global campaign of terrorism, he said.  (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: WHO WAS KILLED?
Guess: Abu Yahya al-Libi

Question: WHERE?
Guess: Pakistan

Question: WHAT DAY?
Guess: Monday

Question: WHAT RADICAL GROUP WAS HE A PART OF?
Guess: al Qaeda's

Question: HOW OLD WAS HE?
Guess: 49

Question: WHAT CIRCLE WAS HE A WELL REGARDED FIGURE OF?
Guess: jihadist circles

Question: HOW WAS HE KILLED?
Guess: CIA drone strike

Question: WHO IS GIVING THIS INFORMATION?
Guess: U.S. officials

Question: BETWEEN WHAT TWO COUNTRIES DO DRONE STRIKES REMAIN A HIGHLY CONTENTIOUS ISSUE?
Guess: United States and Pakistan

Question: WHAT DID AL-LIBI DO FOR AL QAEDA/
Guess: al Qaeda's deputy leader

Question: WHERE WAS HE A CITIZEN FROM?
Guess: Libyan citizen

Question: WHERE DID HE ESCAPE FROM IN 2005?
Guess: U.S. custody in Afghanistan

Question: WHAT DID HE USE TO JUSTIFY ORGANIZATION'S ACTIONS?
Guess: religious training

Question: WHAT TYPE OF VIDEOS DID HE OFTEN APPEAR IN?
Guess: ecruitment videos

Question: HOW DID A WANTED AD FROM THE US STATE DEPARTMENT DESCRIBE HIM AS?
Guess: "key motivator in the global jihadi movement,

Question: HOW DID THE US CONSIDER HIS MESSAGES?
Guess: a clear threat

Question: WHAT DOES HIS DEATH MEAN FOR AL QAEDA?
Guess: very serious blow" to al Qaeda

Question: WHO SAID THAT?
Guess: Noman Benotman

Question: WHO IS HE?
Guess: former senior member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group

Question: DID HE KNOW HIM PERSONALLY?
Guess: YES

Question: HOW DID THEY KNOW EACH OTHER?
Guess: spent significant time with al-Libi

Question: WHAT YEAR DID THAT HAPPEN?
Guess: 1990s

Question: WHO IS SPOKESMAN OF WHITE HOUSE THAT TALKED ABOUT AL LIBI?
Guess: Jay Carney

Question: WHAT TYPE OF SCHOLAR WAS AL LIBI?
Guess: Islamic scholar

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: WHAT WOULD AL LIBI CAST HIMSELF AS IN HIS VIDEOS?

sheikh with the legitimacy to issue fatwas