In April 2006, Colonel John Coleman, former Chief of Staff for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, offered to issue an apology for the damage done by military personnel under his command.
V poročilu Oddelka Near East Britanskega muzeja, je dr. John Curtis opisal, kako so bili deli arheološkega najdišča zravnani za potrebe območja pristajanja za helikopterje in parkirišče za težka vozila.