indicating he was there. the commandos quickly ran into a fire fight and hand-to-hand combat. they blew a hole inside the building to get inside. abu sayaf was killed his wooif taken into custody. u.s. officials said he had critical intelligence on military plans and finances. one official saying he could potentially have information regarding americans who had been held hostage by isis. but just how important was this isis money man? very significant target a guy who played a very significant role in advancing the interests of isis a guy who was very close to al baghdadi one of al baghdadi s senior advisers. reporter: a u.s. official says the white house did contact several of the american hostage families after the raid to tell