HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002452 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 KHALAF ¶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. ¶3. The name of the proposed candidate follows: NAME: MOHAMMED ZOBIR KHALAF KHALAF POSITION: Staff Major/Operations Officer in 2nd Brigade ISOF DOB: 05 April 1973 TYPE OF TRAINING: Counter Terrorism Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC (USA) DATES OF TRAINING: December 1-17, 2009 FORD