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300-350 visitors pay tribute at Saddam's cemetery every day

AWJA, Iraq - An Iraqi man signs the visitors' book at the cemetery of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in his home village of Awja, near Tikrit, in a photo taken Dec. 21. Saddam, who ruled Iraq for about a quarter of a century, was executed Dec. 30 last year. He was deposed following the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 and later arrested by the U.S. military. About 300 to 350 people reportedly still visit Saddam's cemetery every day.

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Saddam supporters demonstrate in Tikrit

TIKRIT, Iraq - Supporters of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein demonstrate outside his hometown of Tikrit on Dec. 15, a day after the announcement of his capture.

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Saddam Hussein captured hiding in Tikrit

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Residents of Samawah, 240 kilometers south of Baghdad, express their joy Dec. 14 at the new of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's capture near his hometown of Tikrit.

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Site of killing of 2 Japanese diplomats

TIKRIT, northern Iraq - Local police investigators stand near the site in Tikrit, northern Iraq, on Nov. 30 where two Japanese diplomats -- 30-year-old Masamori Inoue and 45-year-old Katsuhiko Oku -- were ambushed and shot to death on Nov. 29.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi kisses a fallen statue of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Tikrit on April 19.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Marine Corps soldier on April 19 inspects a store of ammunition discovered in Tikrit.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Marine Corps soldier stands guard inside the presidential palace in Tikrit on April 19.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. Marine Corps soldiers take a photo with a poster of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein upside down in Tikrit on April 19. Behind them is a hospital sign board, from which the name of Saddam has been erased.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Marine Corps soldier on April 19 shows gas masks discovered at an ammunition depot in Tikrit, the hometown of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. Marine Corps soldiers take a photo with a poster of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein upside down in Tikrit on April 19. Behind them is a hospital sign board, from which the name of Saddam has been erased. (Kyodo)

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi kisses a fallen statue of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Tikrit on April 19. (Kyodo)

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Marine Corps soldier on April 19 inspects a store of ammunition discovered in Tikrit. (Kyodo)

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Marine Corps soldier on April 19 shows gas masks discovered at an ammunition depot in Tikrit, the hometown of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi vice president Allawi speaks in interview in Baghdad

Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi says in an interview with Kyodo News in Baghdad on March 15, 2015, many Shiite Muslim militiamen mobilized for operations against Islamic State militants to regain the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit are not firmly under the command of the Iraqi military, expressing concern that they may go out of control. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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300-350 visitors pay tribute at Saddam's cemetery every day

AWJA, Iraq - An Iraqi man signs the visitors' book at the cemetery of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in his home village of Awja, near Tikrit, in a photo taken Dec. 21. Saddam, who ruled Iraq for about a quarter of a century, was executed Dec. 30 last year. He was deposed following the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 and later arrested by the U.S. military. About 300 to 350 people reportedly still visit Saddam's cemetery every day. (Kyodo)

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(2)2 Japanese diplomats killed in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Masamori Inoue (file photo), a third secretary from the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad, was among two Japanese diplomats killed in northern Iraq on Nov. 29. The two were ambushed near Tikrit, about 150 kilometers north of Baghdad, while traveling in a black four-wheel drive vehicle. (Kyodo)

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Saddam supporters demonstrate in Tikrit

TIKRIT, Iraq - Supporters of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein demonstrate outside his hometown of Tikrit on Dec. 15, a day after the announcement of his capture. (Kyodo)

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Saddam Hussein captured hiding in Tikrit

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Residents of Samawah, 240 kilometers south of Baghdad, express their joy Dec. 14 at the new of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's capture near his hometown of Tikrit. (Kyodo)

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Site of killing of 2 Japanese diplomats

TIKRIT, northern Iraq - Local police investigators stand near the site in Tikrit, northern Iraq, on Nov. 30 where two Japanese diplomats -- 30-year-old Masamori Inoue and 45-year-old Katsuhiko Oku -- were ambushed and shot to death on Nov. 29. (Kyodo)

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Marine Corps soldier stands guard inside the presidential palace in Tikrit on April 19. (Kyodo)