Alhanoush

*171 MEMORANDUM ****

Firas Whalid Zako Alhanoush (“Alhanoush”), a native and citizen of Iraq, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) affirmance of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) relief. Alhanoush argues that substantial evidence does not support the IJ’s adverse credibility finding. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we DENY the petition.

Because the BIA adopted the IJ’s denial of asylum and withholding of removal, we review the IJ’s adverse credibility finding for substantial evidence. See Kaur v. Ashcroft, 379 F.3d 876, 884 (9th Cir.2004).

The IJ found that Alhanoush’s testimony conflicted with his asylum application and contained numerous internal inconsistencies and confusing statements. The IJ emphasized that Alhanoush’s testimony created doubt about the extent of his participation in the Iraqi regime’s activities. The declaration attached to Alhanoush’s revised asylum application describes his compulsory military service and states that, after completing this service, he refused a request that he “become a member of a special group…