Identifier
Created
Classification
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08HILLAH83
2008-09-24 06:45:00
SECRET
REO Hillah
Cable title:
BABIL POLICE INTELLIGENCE HIT SQUADS: AN IRANIAN HAND?
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S E C R E T HILLAH 000083
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 9/24/2028
TAGS: PINR PINS IZ IR
SUBJECT: BABIL POLICE INTELLIGENCE HIT SQUADS: AN IRANIAN HAND?
REF: CORRECTED COPY OF BABIL 00082
CLASSIFIED BY: Kenneth M. hillas, PRT Leader, Babil PRT, Dept
of State.
REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
This message is a corrected copy of Babil 00082
S E C R E T HILLAH 000083
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 9/24/2028
TAGS: PINR PINS IZ IR
SUBJECT: BABIL POLICE INTELLIGENCE HIT SQUADS: AN IRANIAN HAND?
REF: CORRECTED COPY OF BABIL 00082
CLASSIFIED BY: Kenneth M. hillas, PRT Leader, Babil PRT, Dept
of State.
REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
This message is a corrected copy of Babil 00082
1. (S) Babil Department of the Iraqi National Intelligence
Service (INIS) and the Babil SWAT (Anti-Terrorist National
Police) personnel are being surveiled for targetting and
elimination by a secret Police Intelligence unit supervised by
Col. Majid Wawe'e Al Kafaji (aka Abu Ahmed Al-Shabani),
according to a INIS memo dated September 21. 2008 provided to
the PRT.
2. (S) This "secret unit" is led by LTC Loa'uy, formerly with
the Babil, and now Najaf, Police Intelligence Department. It
consists of 15 persons recruited from the Babil and Najaf Police
Intelligence Departments, all of whom are reportedly "trained in
weapons, assassination, physical elimination and the
manufacturing of IEDs.' The memo asserts that Babil Intelligence
and SWAT (Scorpion) personnel are being targetted because these
agencies are not penetrated/influenced by Iranian Intelligence.
The INIS report says the unit is supervised by Najaf Deputy
Governor Abd al-Hassan Abtan, who is accused of being a "member
of Iranian Intelligence," with the assistance of Col Majid
Wawe'e al Khafaji, (aka Abu Ahmed Al-Shaybani),Chief of the
Babil Police Intelligence Department.
3. (S) A copy of the memo, which has vehicle identifications has
been provided to SISMO and RSO.
4. (S) Comment: The existence of a Police Intelligence
surveillance team has been known to the REO/PRT for several
months. Given the close ties that INIS and SWAT have with the
CF/U.S., it is not surprising that Col Majid would be having
surveillance conducted against them. Col. Majid is widely known
in Babil to have close ties to Iranian Intelligence, and it is
certainly plausible that the purpose of such surveillance is to
target INIS and SWAT members for possible assassination. It
also cannot be excluded that in sharing this information Gen.
Abbas is seeking to prompt the USG into taking some action
against Col. Majid and/or others.
HILLAS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 9/24/2028
TAGS: PINR PINS IZ IR
SUBJECT: BABIL POLICE INTELLIGENCE HIT SQUADS: AN IRANIAN HAND?
REF: CORRECTED COPY OF BABIL 00082
CLASSIFIED BY: Kenneth M. hillas, PRT Leader, Babil PRT, Dept
of State.
REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
This message is a corrected copy of Babil 00082
1. (S) Babil Department of the Iraqi National Intelligence
Service (INIS) and the Babil SWAT (Anti-Terrorist National
Police) personnel are being surveiled for targetting and
elimination by a secret Police Intelligence unit supervised by
Col. Majid Wawe'e Al Kafaji (aka Abu Ahmed Al-Shabani),
according to a INIS memo dated September 21. 2008 provided to
the PRT.
2. (S) This "secret unit" is led by LTC Loa'uy, formerly with
the Babil, and now Najaf, Police Intelligence Department. It
consists of 15 persons recruited from the Babil and Najaf Police
Intelligence Departments, all of whom are reportedly "trained in
weapons, assassination, physical elimination and the
manufacturing of IEDs.' The memo asserts that Babil Intelligence
and SWAT (Scorpion) personnel are being targetted because these
agencies are not penetrated/influenced by Iranian Intelligence.
The INIS report says the unit is supervised by Najaf Deputy
Governor Abd al-Hassan Abtan, who is accused of being a "member
of Iranian Intelligence," with the assistance of Col Majid
Wawe'e al Khafaji, (aka Abu Ahmed Al-Shaybani),Chief of the
Babil Police Intelligence Department.
3. (S) A copy of the memo, which has vehicle identifications has
been provided to SISMO and RSO.
4. (S) Comment: The existence of a Police Intelligence
surveillance team has been known to the REO/PRT for several
months. Given the close ties that INIS and SWAT have with the
CF/U.S., it is not surprising that Col Majid would be having
surveillance conducted against them. Col. Majid is widely known
in Babil to have close ties to Iranian Intelligence, and it is
certainly plausible that the purpose of such surveillance is to
target INIS and SWAT members for possible assassination. It
also cannot be excluded that in sharing this information Gen.
Abbas is seeking to prompt the USG into taking some action
against Col. Majid and/or others.
HILLAS