HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR IP

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 000947 SIPDIS PLEASE PASS NEA-I-PM-DL Collective E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR IP Integration ERU - Group 1A ¶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 of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for US Government provided training in Iraq. Post has no derogatory information. ¶3. The names of the proposed 6 candidates are as follows: NAME: Mortata Ali Hassoun Mohassin Al-Khafaji POSITION: Lieutenant, E.R.U. Brigade DOB: October 10, 1982 TYPE OF TRAINING: ATA/VIP Protection Course TRAINING LOCATION: Baghdad, Iraq DATES OF TRAINING: May 17, 2009 to June 4, 2009 NAME: Omar Nomayr Abdallah Al-Khalidi POSITION: Prt, E.R.U. Brigade DOB: September 25, 1984 TYPE OF TRAINING: ATA/VIP Protection Course TRAINING LOCATION: Baghdad, Iraq DATES OF TRAINING: May 17, 2009 to June 4, 2009 NAME: Malek Rasheed Jabbar Al-Fitlawi POSITION: NCO, E.R.U. Brigade DOB: July 15, 1984 TYPE OF TRAINING: ATA/VIP Protection Course TRAINING LOCATION: Baghdad, Iraq DATES OF TRAINING: May 17, 2009 to June 4, 2009 NAME: Maaz Daoud Salman Al-Ttikriti POSITION: Prt, E.R.U. Brigade DOB: May 1, 1984 TYPE OF TRAINING: ATA/VIP Protection Course TRAINING LOCATION: Baghdad, Iraq DATES OF TRAINING: May 17, 2009 to June 4, 2009 NAME: Hussein Shehab Ahmed Abed Ali Al-Bahadli POSITION: Sgt, E.R.U. Brigade DOB: March 7, 1971 TYPE OF TRAINING: ATA/VIP Protection TRAINING LOCATION: Baghdad, Iraq DATES OF TRAINING: May 17, 2009 to June 4, 2009 NAME: Hamid Ahmed Daoud Al-Bayati POSITION: Prt, E.R.U. Brigade DOB: November 5, 1986 TYPE OF TRAINING: ATA/VIP Protection TRAINING LOCATION: Baghdad, Iraq DATES OF TRAINING: May 17, 2009 to June 4, 2009 BUTENIS