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Yazidi boy reunited with family in Lincoln after 4 years

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Yazidi boy reunited with family in Lincoln after 4 years

• Chris Dunker | Lincoln Journal Star
• Oct 1, 2014
• Oct 1, 2014 Updated May 30, 2026
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Adam Ali, 4, was reunited with his grandmother Basee Naser and mother Hayfaa Beirali on Wednesday at the Lincoln Airport. Adam was separated from his parents as a premature newborn, too young and fragile to flee with them from Islamic extremists in Iraq. 

• KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Escorted from Iraq by Manal Haddad (from left), Adam Ali, 4, is reunited with his grandmother Basee Naser, mother Hayfaa Beirali, brother Haval, 2, and other family members on Wednesday at the Lincoln Airport. Adam was separated from his parents as a premature newborn, too young and fragile to flee with them from Islamic extremists in Iraq. 

• KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Escort Manal Haddad (left) walks Adam, 4, into the Lincoln Airport terminal to be reunited with his family in October 2014. Adam was separated from his parents as a premature newborn, too young and fragile to flee with them from Islamic extremists in Iraq. 

• KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Separated from his parents as a newborn, too fragile to flee with them from Islamic extremists in Iraq, Adam, 4, was reunited with his family in October. Here he is hugged by his grandmother, Basee Naser, and mother, Hayfaa Beirali. He's adjusting, an uncle said, but he remains quiet and shy.

• KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star file photo

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Adam Ali was born two months premature, weighing in at 2 pounds.

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Adam Ali, 4, was reunited with his grandmother Basee Naser and mother Hayfaa Beirali on Wednesday at the Lincoln Airport. Adam was separated from his parents as a premature newborn, too young and fragile to flee with them from Islamic extremists in Iraq. 

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Escorted from Iraq by Manal Haddad (from left), Adam Ali, 4, is reunited with his grandmother Basee Naser, mother Hayfaa Beirali, brother Haval, 2, and other family members on Wednesday at the Lincoln Airport. Adam was separated from his parents as a premature newborn, too young and fragile to flee with them from Islamic extremists in Iraq. 

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Escort Manal Haddad (left) walks Adam, 4, into the Lincoln Airport terminal to be reunited with his family in October 2014. Adam was separated from his parents as a premature newborn, too young and fragile to flee with them from Islamic extremists in Iraq. 

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Separated from his parents as a newborn, too fragile to flee with them from Islamic extremists in Iraq, Adam, 4, was reunited with his family in October. Here he is hugged by his grandmother, Basee Naser, and mother, Hayfaa Beirali. He's adjusting, an uncle said, but he remains quiet and shy.

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