Saddam's tomb haunts Tikrit residents

April 03, 2015 03:36

Saddam Hussein's execution and burial in 2006 did not exempt him from prosecution; he was still wanted even after his death. The grave was attacked and vandalized several times by various parties, while his body mysteriously vanished.

The Tikrit battles have brought back talk about Saddam in the media.

The conflicting parties there, whether the Popular Mobilization Units or the Islamic State, all have motives to attack his grave, which made the issue of searching for Saddam's body an important story in the Iraqi and Arab media.

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