Iraq's Sunni Arabs begin religious holiday

A three-day holiday began for Sunni Arabs in Iraq today, ending a month of fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, and unusual signs of celebration emerged in war-torn cities such as Tikrit, Saddam Hussein’s hometown.

Children could be seen wearing new clothes on the streets of neighbourhoods of Tikrit to mark the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.