HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 009474 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL SHAIKHLI, AHMED, RASOOL, HWIEN, HUSSEIN, HUSSEIN, ABED, SELBI, AND MOUSA REF: A. BAGHDAD 0160 ¶B. BAGHDAD 0161 ¶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. 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 any personnel involved in this training, Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. Names of the candidates are as follows: NAME: Alaa Hussein Khaleel AL SHAIKHLI POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army DOB: March 9, 1961 TYPE OF TRAINING: English Language Course, International Fellows Orientation TRAINING LOCATION: Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas and Army War College, Carlisle, PA DATES OF TRAINING: February 15, 2008 to June 6, 2009 NAME: Issa Hameed AHMED POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army DOB: February 1, 1957 TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 NAME: Shallal Habeeb RASOOL Al-Rubaye POSITION: Brigadier General, Iraqi Army DOB: August 28, 1959 TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 NAME: Rahim Naeem HWIEN Al-Dalmy POSITION: Brigadier General, Iraqi Army DOB: July 1, 1956 TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 NAME: Jasim Faisal HUSSEIN POSITION: Major, Iraqi Army DOB: January 15, 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 NAME: Mohammed Hassomi HUSSEIN POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army DOB: December 8, 1962 TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 NAME: Kareem Neamah ABED Wassaf POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army DOB: January 1, 1962 TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 NAME: Ismael Mohammed SELBI POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army DOB: January 3, 1963 TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 NAME: Saad Ridha MOUSA Abu Alhab POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army DOB: May 31, 1965 TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 RICE