259 ISF Cadets Graduate from Warwar Academy

June 30, 2010 U.S. Ambassador Michele Sison congratulated a group of 259 Internal Security Forces (ISF) police cadets and officers who graduated from the 16th and 17th U.S.-funded Basic Course Police Training program. The cadets were presented with their completion of training certificates and encouraged to use their newly acquired knowledge in service to public.

The graduating cadets were trained in a ten-week, state-of-the-art program, taught by U.S. and ISF instructors and curriculum developers with the assistance of Lebanese police and legal professionals. The training focused on the latest policing and law enforcement skills and the application of these skills to specific situations. The curriculum includes modern police practices, understanding democratic policing and human rights, criminal investigation procedures and other essential law enforcement skills.

Thanking the ISF, Ambassador Sison commended the Director of the ISF Academy, Brigadier General Abdelbadih Al Soussi, the ISF instructors, the U.S. trainers and the new graduates.

The U.S. Government has been assisting the ISF in its development since 2007 through several programs. This training program is part of the ongoing $116 million commitment to law enforcement assistance programs, which assist the ISF to enforce the rule of law and protect the Lebanese people within their sovereign state. The professional development of the ISF is critical for Lebanon’s sovereignty and security. The U.S. Government is committed to supporting Lebanon, the ISF and the Lebanese people.