HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 047747 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR IP INTEGRATION ERU - GROUP 1A REF: BAGHDAD 947 ¶1. (U) The 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. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by these individuals, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The names of the proposed 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 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 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 CLINTON