Sunni Arab supporters of Saddam Hussein marked the anniversary of the executed Iraqi dictatorÂ’s birth on Monday with poems and songs of praise by his grave in his native village of Awja. A few dozen Saddam relatives and loyalists participated in a small ceremony by his grave in a hall in the village near the central city of Tikrit, capital of Salaheddin province. Several poets gave recitals in praise of Saddam, while a group of children carrying pictures of the dictator and roses joined in the singing.