The head of Saddam Hussein's tribe has been blown up in a car bomb in the town of Awja, near Tikrit, Iraqi police say.Baby steps, huh guys?
Members of the al-Bu Nasir, a 20,000-strong Sunni Arab tribe, held some of the most important security and political positions in Iraq under Saddam Hussein.
Mahmoud al-Nida, the sheikh's brother, was killed by unknown gunmen in 2006.
"Salam Aleikum."
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