Cablegate: Embassy Ankara
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FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1722
RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD 1548
RUEABND/DEA HQS WASHDC
UNCLAS ANKARA 000080
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DEA HQS ATTN: OGE/SCHRETTNER/MENDOSA
HQS PLEASE PASS TO SECSTATE ATTN: NEA-I-PM-DL COLLECTIVE,
AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD ATTN: DCM FORD, RULE OF LAW/SPILLERS, INL/MANSO
E.O. 12958: NA
TAGS: NA
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
JEFFREY