REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 001647 SIPDIS SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PHUM IZ SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING ¶1. (U) This is an action request. ¶2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. ¶3. (SBU) Names of the proposed candidates are as follows: NAME: Mazan M. Ja'afer POSITION: Iraqi Army, Lieutenant Colonel in the Joint Headquarters, Coordination Branch. DOB: June 01, 1965 TYPE OF TRAINING: US Army Command Course. TRAINING LOCATION: Ft Leavenworth, Kansas DATES OF TRAINING: June 2006-June 2007. NAME: Adel Noh Shamoon. POSITION: Iraqi Navy, Captain in the Iraqi Navy Operations Headquarters. DOB: Mar 13, 1964. TYPE OF TRAINING: Naval War College TRAINING LOCATION: Newport, Rhode Island. DATES OF TRAINING: July 22, 2006 - June 15, 2007. NAME: Ihssan A. Nakji. POSITION: Iraqi Navy, Lieutenant in the Iraqi Navy Headquarters DOB: Jan 25, 1977. TYPE OF TRAINING: Coast Guard Training Center TRAINING LOCATION: Yorktown. DATES OF TRAINING: May 17, 2006 - January 2007. (U) Post appreciates Department's assistance. POC is Sara L. Horner MCI: 1-914-822-0774 KHALILZAD