Army confirms Iraqi assigned to Fort Riley

Army officials have confirmed that an Iraqi native who is suing the U.S. government over delays in his citizenship application is assigned to a division at Fort Riley.

Fort Riley spokeswoman Deb Skidmore said Army Spc. Julian Polous Al Matchy is assigned to a unit responsible for training advisers to Afghanistan and Iraq. He’s now on leave as part of the Army Reserve’s individual ready reserve.