Haider Al-Jubury, far right, talks with his cousin Akel Al-Kahfiji, far left and Uncle Muhsen Al-Khafiji, second from left, who had arrived earlier in the day from Samawa, Iraq, at their relative's apartment in the Iraqi area in Damascus, Syria, Friday, July 18, 2003. Emad Al-kasid, second from right, and Al-Jubury, have been planning a trip home to Iraq over the last year. They've been meeting with family, friends and contacts for the past week gathering information on the best way to travel to and from Iraq. ..Today was the first time Al-Jubury has seen his cousin and uncle in 13 years since he fled Samawa after fighting in the uprising against Saddam Hussein in 1991. His brother Hussein was the first Shiite to take up arms against the Baath Party in Samawa and was killed.
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