HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 003703 SIPDIS PLEASE PASS TO MANDELKORN, NEA-I E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR 8 IRAQI AIR FORCE PERSONNEL TO ATTEND SIMULATOR REFRESHER TRAINING JANUARY 1 - 30, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. ¶2. 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. The names of the proposed candidates are as follows: NAME: Radhi Jumaa Sigh AL-FREEJI POSITION: Major, SQ. 23rd, Iraqi Air Force DOB: January 1, 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF C-130 Simulator Refresher Course TRAINING LOCATION: Little Rock AFB, AR DATES OF TRAINING: January 1 to January 30, 2009 NAME: Samir Jawad Agarr AL-RIKABI POSITION: Colonel, AOC, Iraqi Air Force DOB: February 11, 1960 TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF C-130 Simulator Refresher Course TRAINING LOCATION: Little Rock AFB, AR DATES OF TRAINING: January 1 to January 30, 2009 NAME: Sameer Fareed Abdulhameed ABDULHAMEED POSITION: Lieutenant Colonel, SQ. 23rd /NAMAB, Iraqi Air Force DOB: February 26, 1966 TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF C-130 Simulator Refresher Course TRAINING LOCATION: Little Rock AFB, AR DATES OF TRAINING: January 1 to January 30, 2009 NAME: Hussein Hamid Mansy AL-SHARIFI POSITION: Chief Warrant Officer, SQ. 23rd, Iraqi Air Force DOB: July 1, 1966 TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF C-130 Simulator Refresher Course TRAINING LOCATION: Little Rock AFB, AR DATES OF TRAINING: January 1 to January 30, 2009 NAME: Raid Muhammed Latif LATIF POSITION: Captain, SQ. 23rd, Iraqi Air Force DOB: March 7, 1977 TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF C-130 Simulator Refresher Course TRAINING LOCATION: Little Rock AFB, AR DATES OF TRAINING: January 1 to January 30, 2009 NAME: Kadhim Mutashar Farhan AL-TIMMI POSITION: Major, NAMAB, Iraqi Air Force DOB: January 15, 1962 TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF C-130 Simulator Refresher Course TRAINING LOCATION: Little Rock AFB, AR DATES OF TRAINING: January 1 to January 30, 2009 NAME: Husni Khazel Hasoon AL-MALIKY POSITION: Lieutenant Colonel, AOC, Iraqi Air Force DOB: January 1, 1968 TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF C-130 Simulator Refresher Course TRAINING LOCATION: Little Rock AFB, AR DATES OF TRAINING: January 1 to January 30, 2009 NAME: Kamal Hamza Humadi AL-MUHAMADY POSITION: Chief Warrant Officer, SQ. 23rd, Iraqi Air Force DOB: February 4, 1968 TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF C-130 Simulator Refresher Course TRAINING LOCATION: Little Rock AFB, AR DATES OF TRAINING: January 1 to January 30, 2009 CROCKER