HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 144626 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR ABBAS, ABDULLAH, MOHAMMED, RAHAM, AND TAHER REF: A. BAGHDAD 3354 ¶B. BAGHDAD 3353 ¶C. BAGHDAD 3320 ¶1. Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed 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 any of these individuals, the Embassy should so inform the department. ¶2. Names of the candidates are as follows: NAME: Oday Kareem ABBAS POSITION: Major, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: November 5, 1971 TYPE OF TRAINING: Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: Near East Southern Area Center for Security Studies DATES OF TRAINING: December 19, 2007 ) January 8, 2008 NAME: Bakr Mohammed Ameen ABDULLAH POSITION: LTC, Iraqi Army DOB: July 1, 1970 TYPE OF TRAINING: Military Intelligence Career Captains Course TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Huachuca and Ft. Leavenworth DATES OF TRAINING: November 19, 2007 to September 22, 2008 NAME: Al Obaidi Mohammed Abdulateff MOHAMMED POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: January 19, 1961 TYPE OF TRAINING: NESA Executive Seminary TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC DATES OF TRAINING: October 24 to November 7, 2007 NAME: Al Zamili Kadhim Mansoor RAHAM POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: March 18, 1963 TYPE OF TRAINING: NESA Executive Seminary TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC DATES OF TRAINING: October 24 to November 7, 2007 NAME: Hsan Abdullaali TAHER POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: February 26, 1962 TYPE OF TRAINING: Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: Near East Southern Area Center for Security Studies DATES OF TRAINING: December 19, 2007 to January 8, 2008 RICE