Beirut, Rajab 28, 1436, May 17, 2015, SPA -- U.S. commandos killed a senior leader of the militant IS group in a raid in Syria, Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said on Saturday, dpa reported. Carter said the raid in the eastern Syrian town of Al-Amr was carried out Friday night to capture the Abu Sayyaf, who was involved in military operations by Islamic State. Abu Sayyaf was killed during the operation when he engaged US forces, according to Carter. -- SPA 01:39 LOCAL TIME 22:39 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w