“After about midday my dad sent cars from his private collection for us. We were told to get in. We had almost lost contact with my father and brothers because things had got out of hand. I saw with my own eyes the [Iraqi] army withdrawing and the terrified faces of the Iraqi soldiers who, unfortunately, were running away and looking around them. Missiles were falling on my left and my right - they were not more than fifty or one hundred metres away. We moved in small cars. I had a gun between my feet just in case.”
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Raghad Hussein
Raghad Hussein (born September 2, 1968) is the eldest daughter of Saddam Hussein, the former President of Iraq. She is the daughter of Saddam Hussein and Sajida Talfah. Raghad was primarily involved in business activities during her father's rule and married an Iraqi businessman, with whom she had children. After the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, Raghad went into exile and has since lived in Jordan. She has participated in political activities supporting her family's legacy and has appeared in media defending her father's rule. In recent years, she has occasionally appeared in public, continuing to advocate for her family's political heritage. more