HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 055516 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL-SHAIKHLI REF: BAGHDAD 1357 ¶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 member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as much time as possible to allow for additional processing procedures that may be required. 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 this individual, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The name of the proposed candidate is as follows: NAME: Zaid Mahmood Ahmed AL-SHAIKHLI POSITION: Corporal/ISWCS Training Instructor/Iraq Special Operations Force/Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: May 2, 1983 TYPE OF TRAINING: ELT/AF Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy TRAINING LOCATION: May 27, 2009 - September 15, 2009 DATES OF TRAINING: DLI, San Antonio, TX/SNCOA, Maxwell AFB, AL, USA CLINTON