Abdulamir al-Hamdani, an archaeologist from SUNY Stony Brook, has said that ISIL is "looting... the very roots of humanity, artefacts from the oldest civilizations in the world".
Abdulamir al-Hamdani, arkeolog SUNY Stony Brook, mengatakan bahwa NIIS "menjarah... akar terdasar umat manusia, artefak dari peradaban tertua di dunia".