LEAHY VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR KURDISTAN

UNCLAS ANKARA 001254 C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (ADDED TAGS) SIPDIS SECSTATE ATTN: NEA-I-PM-DL COLLECTIVE AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD ATTN: RULE OF LAW/SPILLERS DEA HQS ATTN: OGE/SCHRETTNER/MENDOSA E.O. 12958: NA TAGS: SNAR DEA SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT IRBIL ASAYISH CCX: GFXU-09-9160 IRAQ ¶1. THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. ¶2. PURSUANT TO THE LEAHY ACT AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT, POST REQUESTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT SCREEN THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES OF THE IRAQI SECURITY FORCES, WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR US GOVERNMENT PROVIDED BASIC COUNTER-NARCOTICS INVESTIGATIONS TRAINING IN IRBIL, IRAQ DURING SEPTEMBER 7-10, 2009. POST HAS NO DEROGATORY INFORMATION. ¶3. THE CANDIDATES AND THEIR INFORMATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: NAME: ALI SHEIKH MUHAMMAD MAHMOUD POSITION: FIRST LIEUTENANT/ IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1974 NAME: KHIDER HASSAN KHIDER POSITION: FIRST LIEUTENANT/ IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1969 NAME: NU'MAN NURI TAYAR SALEEM POSITION: FIRST LIEUTENANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1976 NAME: JIHAD HAJI MUHAMMAD POSITION: SECOND LIEUTENANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1980 NAME: SHERWAN ABDUL KAREEM YOUSEF POSITION: SECOND LIEUTENANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1981 NAME: JAMEEL SLEMAN ISMAEL POSITION: SECOND LIEUTENANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1982 NAME: ASHTI OMER DARWEESH POSITION: SECOND LIEUTENANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1985 NAME: NIZAR HAKEEM MUHAMMAD AMEEN POSITION: SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1981 NAME: RASUL RASHEED TAHA POSITION: SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1982 NAME: FATHULLAH QADER ABDULLAH POSITION: SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1970 NAME: FARHAD AJEEL SALIH POSITION: SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1983 NAME: MUSHTAQ JAMAL SA'EED POSITION: SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1976 NAME: WIRYA KHALEEL MUSTAFA POSITION: SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1979 NAME: REGA JALAL JAMAL POSITION: SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1987 NAME: BASSAM ABDUL AZIZ POSITION: SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1988 NAME: HOZAN ANWAR KAREEM POSITION: SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1988 NAME: SHWAN BADEE' ALI POSITION: SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1984 NAME: KAMARAN SALEEM ABDULLAH POSITION: SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1977 NAME: ARAM SALAM SALEEM POSITION: CORPORAL/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1985 NAME: HINDREN SALAM SLEMAN POSITION: CORPORAL/IRBIL ASAYISH DOB: 01/01/1989 ¶4. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS MATTER CAN BE DIRECTED TO SA BRANDON ITO OR ARD THOMAS J. SENECAL AT 011-90-312-468-6136 OR FAX 011-90-312-468-3247. DECONTROL UPON RECEIPT BY DEA ONLY MARK S. DESTITO, REGIONAL DIRECTOR DEA ANKARA REGIONAL OFFICE SILLIMAN