Executed dictator 's once - lavish tomb is now just a mountain of rubble . All that remains are the support columns that once held up dictator 's tomb . dictator '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 fighters battling to liberate dictator .
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 .