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UNCLAS STATE 009474 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING 
FOR  AL SHAIKHLI, AHMED, RASOOL, HWIEN, HUSSEIN, HUSSEIN, 
ABED,  SELBI, AND MOUSA 
 
REF: A. BAGHDAD 0160 
     ¶B. BAGHDAD 0161 
 
¶1. 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.  If at any time Embassy 
becomes aware of any information regarding incidents 
that could be deemed to be credible information of 
gross violation of human rights by any personnel involved 
in this training, Embassy should so inform the Department. 
 
¶2. Names of the candidates are as follows: 
 
NAME: Alaa Hussein Khaleel AL SHAIKHLI 
POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army 
DOB: March 9, 1961 
TYPE OF TRAINING: English Language Course, International 
Fellows Orientation 
TRAINING LOCATION: Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas and 
Army War College, Carlisle, PA 
DATES OF TRAINING: February 15, 2008 to June 6, 2009 
 
NAME: Issa Hameed AHMED 
POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army 
DOB: February 1, 1957 
TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. 
TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL 
DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 
 
NAME: Shallal Habeeb RASOOL Al-Rubaye 
POSITION: Brigadier General, Iraqi Army 
DOB: August 28, 1959 
TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. 
TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL 
DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 
 
NAME: Rahim Naeem HWIEN Al-Dalmy 
POSITION: Brigadier General, Iraqi Army 
DOB: July 1, 1956 
TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. 
TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL 
DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 
 
NAME: Jasim Faisal HUSSEIN 
POSITION: Major, Iraqi Army 
DOB: January 15, 1964 
TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. 
TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL 
DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 
 
NAME: Mohammed Hassomi HUSSEIN 
POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army 
DOB: December 8, 1962 
TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. 
TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL 
DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 
 
NAME: Kareem Neamah ABED Wassaf 
POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army 
DOB: January 1, 1962 
TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. 
TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL 
DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 
 
NAME: Ismael Mohammed SELBI 
POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army 
DOB: January 3, 1963 
TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. 
TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL 
DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 
 
NAME: Saad Ridha MOUSA Abu Alhab 
POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army 
DOB: May 31, 1965 
TYPE OF TRAINING: AMC Depot Tour to U.S. 
TRAINING LOCATION: Texarkana, TX and Anniston, AL 
DATES OF TRAINING: March 8, 2008 to March 30, 2008 
RICE