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The family tried to celebrate, but the kids just couldn't do it. They began to cry. Soon, everyone else was crying too. (Yes, me too, I admit.) (14)pic.twitter.com/x88MkLE39f
Their father finally ushered them for the first family lunch they had in almost five years. It was a feast. But though they ate, there was something... deeply melancholic about them, especially Ali. (He's the one with the cap on his head.) (15)pic.twitter.com/vgQxzDxN3W
The meal ended, they were given tea. Khalil was in the lap of his older brother Haidar, who couldn't stop crying and hugging him. Khalil initially barely registered any emotion, but finally was able to give a wan smile. (16)pic.twitter.com/Hs76wNc4Rt
But not so Ali. He was like a tightened spring that could not uncoil. Another one of his brothers took off his cap and rubbed his shaved head. His father followed suit. Ali looked down... then started to sob again. (17)pic.twitter.com/ZRnnCRqA4w
1 example of that is Ramleh, brought back a few months ago from #Ankara, where she had been adopted by the brother of a now deceased #ISIS fighter. Mahdi's family tracked her down. Here she is. She's a clown, glad-handing the crowd like an effusive politician to get a laugh. (19)pic.twitter.com/B74DxIxGP4
Mahdi's family is still trying to get back Ali (who, if you recall, was 10 months old when he was kidnapped). The Aoun family is also still searching for two more children. Here, their father shows a poster of the missing family members. (20)pic.twitter.com/9Zqb0cUyAv
If you're still here, thank you for reading this far. It's a story that killed me, and I hope I did it justice. https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-iraq-isis-child-20190313-story.html … (21, and the end. Whew!)
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