LEAHY VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR KURDISTAN REGIONA [[NETHERLANDS ANTILLES]]L GOVERNMENT IRBIL ASAYISH

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SUBJ: LEAHY VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR KURDISTAN REGIONAL
GOVERNMENT IRBIL ASAYISH

CCX: GFXU-09-9160 IRAQ

1. THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST.

2. PURSUANT TO THE LEAHY ACT AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT, POST
REQUESTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT SCREEN THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES OF THE
IRAQI SECURITY FORCES, WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR US GOVERNMENT
PROVIDED BASIC COUNTER-NARCOTICS INVESTIGATIONS TRAINING IN IRBIL,
IRAQ DURING NOVEMBER 2-5, 2009. POST HAS NO DEROGATORY INFORMATION.


3. THE CANDIDATES AND THEIR INFORMATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NAME: MAS'UD NAIEEF AHMAD
POSITION: LIEUTENANT COLONEL/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1964

NAME: MAS'UD MIKAEL KHALEEL
POSITION: CAPTAIN/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1972


NAME: SHAKHAWAN JADIR MIHO
POSITION: FIRST LIEUTENANT/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1978

NAME: ARAS KHIDHIR AHMAD
POSITION: SECOND LIEUTENANT/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1986

NAME: AZADA RASOOL HAWEZ
POSITION: SECOND LIEUTENANT/IRBIL ASYAISH
DOB: 01/01/1983

NAME: TAVREEN MIKAEL OMER
POSITION: SECOND LIEUTENANT/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1986

NAME: SALIH AS'AD RASHEED
POSITION: SECOND LIEUTENANT/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1973

NAME: ARAM NI'MAT YOUSEF
POSITION: STAFF SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1988

NAME: SHIVAN YOUSEF MAHMOOD
POSITION: STAFF SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1982

NAME: FAROOQ ISMA'EL HAMAD
POSITION: STAFF SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1972

NAME: DINDAR AHMAD ABDULLAH
POSITION: STAFF SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1986

NAME: SHWAN BAVID OMER
POSITION: STAFF SERGAENT/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1970

NAME: SABIR NOORADEEN ALI
POSITION: STAFF SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1975

NAME: MUSTAFA ABUBAKIR OTHMAN
POSITION: STAFF SERGEANT/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1978
NAME: GOHDAR MIKAEL SHAHEEN
POSITION: PRIVATE/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1983

NAME: ZIWAR AMEEN MUHAMMAD
POSITION: PRIVATE/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1983

NAME: MAHABAD YASEEN MUHAMMAD
POSITION: PRIVATE/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1980

NAME: KHALIDA HASSAN KHALID
POSITION: PRIVATE/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1983

NAME: RAIHAN CHAVSHEEN IBRAHIM

POSITION: PRIVATE/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1978

NAME: HAJAR JA'FAR QASIM
POSITION: PRIVATE/IRBIL ASAYISH
DOB: 01/01/1984

4. DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS TO ARD THOMAS SENECAL OR SA STACY WEATHERS
AT THE DEA ANKARA REGIONAL OFFICE AT +90-312-468-6136.

DECONTROL UPON RECEIPT BY DEA ONLY
MARK S. DESTITO, REGIONAL DIRECTOR
DEA ANKARA REGIONAL OFFICE

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