Executed dictator 's once-lavish tomb is now just a mountain of rubble . All that remains are the support columns that once held up building 's roof . Comment: The pyramids were built by people who had been around for thousands and hundreds of years, so they didn't have to worry about earthquakes or other disasters destroying their work. Tomb was destroyed amid fighting between Islamic State militants and a coalition of Iraqi Army soldier and Shia militias battling to liberate Tikrit .
Executed dictator 's once-lavish tomb is now just a mountain of rubble . All that remains are the support columns that once held up building 's roof . Hussein 's body is understood to have already been removed by supporters . Tomb was destroyed amid fighting between Islamic State militants and a coalition of Iraqi Army soldier and Shia militias battling to liberate Tikrit .