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Iraq conflict: Saddam’s tomb destroyed in Tikrit fighting

Saddam’s tomb has been destroyed, but his body had already been removed, according to locals

The tomb of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has been almost completely levelled in fighting near Tikrit.

Footage filmed by the AP news agency shows that all that remains standing of the once-lavish mausoleum in the village of al-Awja are some pillars.

Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed Shia…

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