In a battle between Iraqi forces and ISIS over control of Tikrit recently, the tomb of Saddam Hussein was squashed to rubble, though it’s not clear which side did it.
The military has started a drive to retake Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit from the extremists. After the rage of a battle subsided, they moved in to the outskirt town of Awja to find the former dictator’s tomb flattened.
Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed Shia militia have been battling to drive Islamic State (IS) from Tikrit.
According to the BBC, Operations have been put on hold for now to minimise civilian and military casualties, Iraqi officials say.
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