HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 018943 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING FOR MAHDI REF: BAGHDAD 0465 ¶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 member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to be credible information of gross violation of human rights by the individual involved in this training, Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. Names of the candidates are as follows: NAME: Abdulabbas Abdulzahra MAHDI POSITION: Lt Commander DOB: July 1, 1970 TYPE OF TRAINING: Language and Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas; Naval Staff College, Newport, Rhode Island DATES OF TRAINING: March 3, 2008 to June 26, 2009 RICE