'Islamic State' tunnel reveals artefacts from ancient civilisation

Iraqi archaeologists think that tunnels dug by the so-called 'Islamic State' group under a destroyed shrine in Mosul have revealed the palace of an ancient Assyrian king who ruled some 2,700 years ago.

'Islamic State' tunnel reveals artefacts from ancient civilisation

Iraqi archaeologists think that tunnels dug by the so-called 'Islamic State' group under a destroyed shrine in Mosul have revealed the palace of an ancient Assyrian king who ruled some 2,700 years ago.

'IS' fighters blew up the shrine of the biblical Jonah's tomb in 2014 after taking control of the city.

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