Last Moments Alive on Instagram: "Saddam Hussein’s final public appearance was recorded in Baghdad during the closing days of the 2003 Iraq War, as U.S. forces rapidly advanced on the capital. The footage shows him emerging from a safe house in the Az-Zawra district, greeting a small, hastily gathered crowd. He waves, kisses babies, and raises a rifle — a final attempt to project strength and control. What makes the moment striking is how close the war already was. American troops were less than