LEAHY VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 129674 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING REF: BAGHDAD 2759 ¶1. Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by any of the Iraqi Security Forces personnel listed reftel and below. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by the individuals, the Embassy should so inform the department. ¶2. Names of the candidates are as follows: NAME: Husseun Sayed Ali ALI POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: July 1, 1950 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Abdulhakeem Abbod Taher AL ZUBAIDI POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: July 3, 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Dheyee Abd Abdullah AL RUBAYE POSITION: Captain, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: July 3, 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Abdulhakeem Abbod Taher AL ZUBAIDI POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: November 21, 1967 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Firas Wafaa Badri AL NASSERI POSITION: Major, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: December 10, 1970 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Muayad Marzah Hamzah AL SHUMMARI POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: June 17, 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Haitham Abdulrazzaq Kadhim KADHIM POSITION: LT Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: September 3, 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Waleed Khalid ZAYNAL POSITION: Captain, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: January 31, 1960 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 RICE