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 Iraqi Army militants and a coalition of Islamic State 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 .