Iraq conflict: Saddam's tomb destroyed in Tikrit fighting

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

Footage shows all that remains of the once-lavish mausoleum in the village of al-Awja are pillars that held up the roof.

Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed Shia militia are battling to drive Islamic State militants from Tikrit.

Last year, the local Sunni population said they removed Saddam's body and taken it to an unknown location. The footage shows the mausoleum, south of the city, reduced to concrete rubble.

BBC