Emad Al-Kasid, kisses the ground in Al Quim, Iraq, as the Al-kasid family finally clears the Syrian-Iraqi border at about 8:30a.m. Sunday, July 20, 2003. The family is returning back to its home city of Nassiriyah, Iraq, for the first time since 1991 after fighting in the failed uprising against Saddam Hussein, fleeing to a refuge camp in Saudi Arabia for 3 years and finally settling in Dearborn, MI.Emad Al-kasid has been planning the trip home for the past year. He's met with U.S. government officials from Paul Wolfowitz to Joseph Biden trying to get permission for a delegation to return to help rebuild his country. He finally decided to make the trip with his family and a few others.
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