HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 001356 SIPDIS PLEASE PASS NEA-I E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR FAKHRI ¶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 from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. ¶3. The name of the proposed candidate follows: NAME: Raed Kamal Fakhri FAKHRI POSITION: Sergent/ICTF Assaulter/Iraq Special Forces Operations Force/Counter Terrorism DOB: 21 Mar 1984 TYPE OF TRAINING: International Special Forces Training Course DATES OF TRAINING: 26 May - 10 Sep 2009 TRAINING LOCATION: Fort Bragg, NC, USA. HILL