ISIS rampage continues – Saddam Hussein’s burial place now a heap of rubble

#tikrit #ISIS #iraq #ouja #saddamhussein The ISIS is determined to rewrite history and destroy every item that brings back memories, whether they are world heritage sites or the burial place of Saddam Hussein which is now a heap of rubble.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 16 March 2015.
The burial place of Iraq's late dictator Saddam Hussein has been destroyed as a result of heavy clashes between ISIS militants and Iraqi forces in a fight for the control of the city of Tikrit which was Saddam Hussein’s hometown. As per reports, the fighting intensified to the north and south of Tikrit as Iraqi security forces took a decision to reach the center of Tikrit within 48 hours.
Video that has emerged from the village of Ouja, just south of Tikrit, reveals that all that nothing much remains of the once-lavish tomb. The only things that have been spared are the support columns that held up the roof. Poster-sized pictures of Saddam used to once be seen covering the mausoleum and those are nowhere to be seen. It is all a rubble of concrete.
It seems the IS militants have been in control of Tikrit since June last and had set up an ambush in the area for the Iraqis by planting bombs around the tomb and the result was the destruction.

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