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One migrant family's grueling journey to safety

An Associated Press photographer follows an Iraqi family as they migrate from Greece to Germany

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by Lauren Hansen
January 11, 2016

The Qasu family cries while embracing one another shortly after arriving on a vessel that traveled from from the Turkish coast, before dawn on Dec. 3, 2015, to Lesbos, Greece.

(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)At an emotional landing in Lesbos, the Qasus met Associated Press photographer Muhammed Muheisen, who joined them on their week-long journey into Europe. The group

Dec. 3

The Qasus huddle together until midnight when they are able to board a ferry traveling to Athens, Greece.

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Dec. 5

The Qasus approach Macedonian army officers as they cross through a fence at the Greek-Macedonian border.

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Dec. 5

The Qasus wait, at a registration camp near the Macedonian town of Gevgelija, to board a train heading to the Serbian border.

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Dildar (with the blue hat) and other refugee children chase bubbles to pass the time in Adasevci, Serbia. The Qasus wait to take a bus to the train station in Sid, Serbia, where they will tra

Dec. 6

Delphine and her father Samir sleep in a bus before taking their train to Croatia.

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Dec. 7

The Qasus eat in a gas station restaurant in Kammern, on the Austrian border, before being transported to Salzburg, Austria.

Dec. 8

Delphine, Dunia, and Bessi are searched by a German police officer shortly after arriving in Freilassing, Germany, from Austria.

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Delphine rests her head on her father's shoulder after arriving by train at a resting point in Mannheim, Germany.

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A German soldier records information about the Qasus as part of their asylum-seeking process at the Central Registration Center in Heidelberg, Germany.

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Dec. 9

A German officer takes a photo of Samir at the Central Registration Center in Heidelberg.

Dec. 10

Delphine is comforted by Dilshad in their new temporary home at Patrick Henry Village, in Heidelberg.

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Dec. 10

The Qasus laugh shortly before posing for a picture in Heidelberg.

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