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		</div><p>Iraqi archaeologists think that tunnels dug by the so-called &#8216;Islamic State&#8217; group under a destroyed shrine in Mosul have revealed the palace of an ancient Assyrian king who ruled some 2,700 years ago.</p>
<p>&#8216;IS&#8217; fighters blew up the shrine of the biblical Jonah&#8217;s tomb in 2014 after taking control of the city.</p>
<p>They started digging tunnels into the side of the hill under the shrine, leading to the discovery.<br />
Ancient inscriptions and winged bulls and lions were found deep in the tunnels, thought to be part of the palace of King Esarhaddon, who ruled the Neo-Assyrian empire in the 7th century BC.</p>
<p>The militants may have been looking for artefacts to loot. &#8216;IS&#8217; was pushed out of eastern Mosul by Iraqi forces in January.</p>
<p>The battle continues for western Mosul.</p>
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