Shortly after, ISIL reportedly claimed that it did not intend to demolish the buildings at Palmyra's World Heritage Site, but stated that it would destroy any artifact it deemed "polytheistic" or "pagan".
ISIS dilaporkan telah mengumumkan bahwa mereka tidak berniat menghancurkan situs warisan dunia di Palmyra, tetapi akan menghancurkan semua artefak purbakala yang dianggap bersifat "politeisme" atau pemujaan berhala.