ODNI: Intellipedia, Iraqi Shia Militias (FOIA)

Dear FOIA Officer:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, submitted to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence ("ODNI"). I hereby request the following agency records (including, but not limited to, electronic records):

1) The Intellipedia entry on the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System ("JWICS") and the Secure Internet Protocol Router Network ("SIPRNET"), respectively, for the following topics:

1.1) Entities

1.1.1) Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq ("AAH")
1.1.2) Kata'ib Hezbollah ("KH")
1.1.3) Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq ("SCIRI")
1.1.4) Promised Day Brigades
1.1.5) Sheibani Network
1.1.6) Badr Brigade
1.1.7) Mahdi Army
1.1.8) Saraya al-Khorasani Brigade
1.1.9) Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
1.1.10) Harakat al-Nujaba
1.1.11) Liwa al-Shabab al-Risali
1.1.12) Kata'ib al-Ghadab
1.1.13) Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces
1.1.14) Liwa Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas
1.1.15) Khatam al-Anbia

1.2) Individuals

1.2.1) Bayan Jabr (a.k.a. Baqir Jabr Al-Zubeidi)
1.2.2) Muqtada al-Sadr
1.2.3) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (a.k.a. Jamal al-Ibrahimi)
1.2.4) Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani
1.2.5) Ali Musa Daqduq
1.2.6) Ali Faisal al-Lami
1.2.7) Abu Deraa (a.k.a. Ismail Hafidh Al-Lami)
1.2.8) Qasem Soleimani
1.2.9) Qais al-Khazali
1.2.10) Ali al-Sistani
1.2.11) Abbas al-Muhammadawi
1.2.12) Babak Morteza Zanjani
1.2.13) Reza Zarrab
1.2.14) Hossein Hamadani
1.2.15) Abu Amad Davari

2) The documents and reports in the Library of Intelligence that are associated with the Entities and Individuals listed under item 1 above.

If the full version of the agency records are not releasable, I request that reasonably segregable portions of the agency records be released.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

David Scantling

Dear FOIA Officer:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, submitted to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence ("ODNI"). I hereby request the following agency records (including, but not limited to, electronic records):

1) The Intellipedia entry on the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System ("JWICS") and the Secure Internet Protocol Router Network ("SIPRNET"), respectively, for the following topics:

1.1) Entities

1.1.1) Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq ("AAH")
1.1.2) Kata'ib Hezbollah ("KH")
1.1.3) Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq ("SCIRI")
1.1.4) Promised Day Brigades
1.1.5) Sheibani Network
1.1.6) Badr Brigade
1.1.7) Mahdi Army
1.1.8) Saraya al-Khorasani Brigade
1.1.9) Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
1.1.10) Harakat al-Nujaba
1.1.11) Liwa al-Shabab al-Risali
1.1.12) Kata'ib al-Ghadab
1.1.13) Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces
1.1.14) Liwa Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas
1.1.15) Khatam al-Anbia

1.2) Individuals

1.2.1) Bayan Jabr (a.k.a. Baqir Jabr Al-Zubeidi)
1.2.2) Muqtada al-Sadr
1.2.3) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (a.k.a. Jamal al-Ibrahimi)
1.2.4) Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani
1.2.5) Ali Musa Daqduq
1.2.6) Ali Faisal al-Lami
1.2.7) Abu Deraa (a.k.a. Ismail Hafidh Al-Lami)
1.2.8) Qasem Soleimani
1.2.9) Qais al-Khazali
1.2.10) Ali al-Sistani
1.2.11) Abbas al-Muhammadawi
1.2.12) Babak Morteza Zanjani
1.2.13) Reza Zarrab
1.2.14) Hossein Hamadani
1.2.15) Abu Amad Davari

2) The documents and reports in the Library of Intelligence that are associated with the Entities and Individuals listed under item 1 above.

If the full version of the agency records are not releasable, I request that reasonably segregable portions of the agency records be released.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

David Scantling