Tikrit, Dec 31: Saddam Hussein was buried before dawn on Sunday in his native village of Awja, near Tikrit in northern Iraq, the head of his tribe said.
In a sparsely attended ceremony in Awja, in the Tikrit region north of the capital, the former Iraqi leader was laid to rest in a family plot.
Ali al-Nida, head of the Albu Nasir tribe, told journalists the burial in a family plot took place in the early morning, less than 24 hours after the former President was hanged for crimes against humanity. His sons Uday and Qusay, killed by U.S. troops in 2003, are also buried in Awja.
His body was reportedly flown to Awja near Tikrit aboard a US aircraft and handed to clan leaders for burial.
Earlier, his family said the former Iraqi leader would be buried in Ramadi - a Sunni insurgent stronghold - citing security concerns.
In a sparsely attended ceremony in Awja, in the Tikrit region north of the capital, the former Iraqi leader was laid to rest in a family plot.
Ali al-Nida, head of the Albu Nasir tribe, told journalists the burial in a family plot took place in the early morning, less than 24 hours after the former President was hanged for crimes against humanity. His sons Uday and Qusay, killed by U.S. troops in 2003, are also buried in Awja.
His body was reportedly flown to Awja near Tikrit aboard a US aircraft and handed to clan leaders for burial.
Earlier, his family said the former Iraqi leader would be buried in Ramadi - a Sunni insurgent stronghold - citing security concerns.
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