I read further on FR and answered my own question.
FR rocks as does the US of A
Al-Masri, which means “the Egyptian”, was the most senior al Qaeda operative to have been killed in Pakistan’s tribal belt since the death of his compatriot, Abu Khabab al-Masri, an Qaeda chemical and biological weapons expert, last month.
Number 4 -you’ve been promoted to number 3-NO,NO,not that!
No wonder the good Dr. Zawahri sent out a pissed off audio this week. I think he may be next in line. Being number three seems to be a deadly spot to occupy in the Al Qaeda heirarchy.