US embassy cable - 04AMMAN3822

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 AMMAN 003822 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/17/2014 
TAGS: PREL, MOPS, IZ, US, JO 
SUBJECT: JORDAN MFA REQUESTS INFORMATION ON 19 JORDANIANS 
CLAIMED TO BE DETAINED IN IRAQ 
 
REF: A. AMMAN 3230 
 
     B. AMMAN 3486 
     C. BAGHDAD 386 (NO CPA MESSAGE NUMBER PROVIDED) 
     D. NICOLAIDIS/HALE E-MAIL MAY 10 2004 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Edward Gnehm for reasons 1.5 (b), (d). 
 
 1. (U) This is an action request for CPA, CENTCOM, and 
CJTF-7.  See para 5 below. 
 
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JORDANIANS IN CUSTODY IN IRAQ 
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2. (C) There have been persistent reports of the detention of 
Jordanian citizens in Iraq.  Members of the Jordanian 
Parliament have recently alleged that more than 1000 
Jordanians are in Coalition custody in Iraq (Ref A).  Dimae 
Haddad, the Jordanian Charge in Baghdad, said recently that 
through extensive discussions with CPA and Iraqi Interior 
Ministry officials they have jointly identified 23 Jordanians 
in Coalition custody, and the GOJ believes that as many as 
10-15 additional Jordanians in Coalition custody may be 
incorrectly identified as Iraqi nationals (Ref B). 
 
3. (C) Embassy Amman received an official request from the 
Jordan MFA on May 11 for information on the current status of 
19 Jordanians who the GOJ believes are in Coalition custody 
in Iraq.  The MFA says that a second list will be provided 
later.  The list of names is enclosed below in the following 
format:  Detainee No., name, DOB, mother's name, location. 
 
23145, Ahmad Abdul Kareem Hamed Al-Nasser, 1940, Sabha Ersan, 
unknown 
 
24350, Mohammad Sayyed Shehadah Azazi, 1964, Fatheyyeh 
Al-Sayyed Ahmad, unknown 
 
24351, Bahjat Suleiman Yousef Qasem, 1970, Subheyyeh Ruwaidah 
Ahmad, unknown 
 
24353, Ibrahim Abdul Rahman Saleem Al-Arrafeen, 1977, Noufah 
Mousa, unknown 
 
150364, Jamal Shaher E'yal Al Zeyyadi, 01/01/1975, Heba 
Hassan Matter, Abu Ghreib 
 
152945, Abdullah Ali Mousa (Mustafa) Al-Qashash, 05/02/1980, 
Iftikhar, Abu Ghreib 
 
152947, Majed Abdul Jaleel Mohammad Al-Mhairat, 01/01/1979, 
Amineh Mohammad, Abu Ghreib 
 
153236, Abdullah Salman Sefer Al-Azzawi, 12/30/1972, Fatemah 
Issa, Abu Ghreib 
 
153261, Mahmoud Saber Ahmad Shahin, 1978, Inam Said, unknown 
 
155771, Mohammad Hilal Bikhtyan Al-Souqani Al-Sharafat, 1945, 
Emsairah, unknown 
 
155779, Fahed Meteb Sa'di (Soudi) Al-Sharafat, 07/01/1977, 
Hilalah Flayyeh Salem, Abu Ghreib 
 
155786, Hassan Salman Hilal Al-Sharafat, 01/01/1956, Hamameh 
Shlash, Abu Ghreib 
 
unknown, Ala' Abdur Raouf Tawfeeq Khader, 07/14/1970, 
Muneerah Ahmad Rashed, Abu Ghreib 
 
unknown, Amjad Adnan Hassan Al-Shibli (Al-Shalabi), 
05/13/1981, Majedah Bitar, Abu Ghreib 
 
unknown, Ja'far Saleem Mohammad Al-Ayed (Al-Abed), 
01/12/1976, Jawaher, Abu Ghreib 
 
unknown, Mahmoud Naeem Mahmoud Al-Badri, 01/23/1980, Suad 
Said Al-Badri, Abu Ghreib 
 
unknown, Mohammad Khair Khaled Abdul Haleem Naji, 01/01/1946, 
Safeyyeh Rafeeq Najeeb, Abu Ghreib 
 
unknown, Mohammad Mahmoud Abdul Haleem Abdul Fattah, 
05/17/1983, Jameelah, Abu Ghreib 
 
unknown, Osamah Mohammad Jumah Jamal Abu Siyam, 03/11/1981, 
Jameelah, Abu Ghreib 
 
4. (C) Post appreciates the CPA's May 10 list of 10 
Jordanians in Coalition custody (Ref D).  There is an overlap 
of seven names with the Jordanian's request.  However, not 
all seven have the same biographic data, making an identity 
match for each unclear.  Post will pass the ref D list to the 
Jordanians and ask that they also try to match the two lists. 
 
 
5. (C) In light of the recent Abu Ghreib abuse story and 
unsubstantiated parliamentary allegations that 1,000 
Jordanians remain in Coalition custody (still widely 
believed), post would appreciate any details confirming 
Coalition detention of any of the 19 individuals listed on 
the new Jordanian list, their current welfare and reason for 
detention. 
 
6. (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 
Visit Embassy Amman's classified website at 
 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman/ 
 
or access the site through the State Department's SIPRNET 
home page. 
 
 
 
GNEHM