Raghad Saddam Hussein, exiled daughter of the former Iraqi dictator who was toppled in 2003 and later hanged, expressed joy at the Iraqi military collapse against an Islamist onslaught.
"I am happy to see all these victories," she told the Al Quds newspaper in Jordan, after militants captured Tikrit, her father's hometown.
"These are victories of my father's fighters and my uncle Izzat Al Douri," she added, referring to the leader of the Iraqi Baathist Party, which is officially banned by the government.
Al Douri has been identified as the main commander of former Baathists, who have partnered with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to capture Mosul, Tikrit, and other predominantly Sunni cities.
He was a senior military commander and vice president under Saddam, and avoided capture by US-led coalition forces following the dictator's collapse in 2003.
Raghad, Saddam's eldest daughter, was confident the militants would successfully undermine the current government. "Someday I will return to Iraq and visit my father's grave."
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