`` Abu Du ' a '' was put on a global terrorist list earlier this week . According to a State Department bulletin , Abu Du ' a is in charge of overseeing all AQI operations , such as the August attack on Baghdad 's Umm al-Qura mosque , and is based in Iraq . The US State Department said the move would be reviewed by President Barack Obama and that it had been made in response to new information about al-Baghdadi's ties with al Qaeda. Abu Du ' a has threatened `` violent retaliation '' for the death of Osama bin Laden , U.S. says .
`` Abu Du ' a '' was put on a global terrorist list earlier this week . The US State Department said the move would be reviewed by President Barack Obama and that it had been made in response to new information about al-Baghdadi's ties with al Qaeda. Abu Du ' a has threatened `` violent retaliation '' for the death of Osama bin Laden , U.S. says .