On Sunday night, after a day of watching the news and calling all her family members, Hassan and about 100 other members of the local Kurdish community celebrated Saddam’s capture with a gathering and dance at the Days Inn in Moorhead.

About 400 Kurds, members of a minority ethnic group that was oppressed under Saddam’s regime, live in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Many have family members still living in Iraq, and all can cite the atrocities Saddam performed against their people.

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