This undated file photo released Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015 on a social media site used by Islamic State militants, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows smoke from the detonation of the 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin in Syria's ancient caravan city of Palmyra (AP)
A general view shows the temple of Baal Shamin in the historical city of Palmyra, Syria October 22, 2009. Islamic State's demolition of an renowned ancient Roman temple in the Syrian city of Palmyra is a war crime that targeted an historic symbol of the country's diversity, the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO said on August 24, 2015 (Reuters )
The Baal Shamin Temple (C) in Palmyra, Syria, is pictured in this June 26, 2015 handout satellite image by the U.S. Department of State made available August 29, 2015(Reuters)
FILE - This undated file photo released Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015 on a social media site used by Islamic State militants, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows the demolished 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin in Syria (AP)
Tourists view the Temple of Bel in the historical city of Palmyra, Syria April 18, 2008. The hardline Islamic State group has destroyed part of an ancient temple in Syria (Reuters)
A view shows the sign of the temple of Baal Shamin in the historical city of Palmyra, Syria October 26, 2009. Islamic State's demolition of an renowned ancient Roman temple in the Syrian city of Palmyra is a war crime that targeted an historic symbol of the country's diversity, the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO said on August 24, 2015. (Reuters)
This file photo released on Sunday, May 17, 2015, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the general view of the ancient Roman city of Palmyra, northeast of Damascus, Syria (AP)
A general view shows the temple of Baal Shamin in the historical city of Palmyra, Syria October 26, 2009. Islamic State's demolition of an renowned ancient Roman temple in the Syrian city of Palmyra is a war crime that targeted an historic symbol of the country's diversity, the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO said on August 24, 2015 (Reuters)
A general view shows the Temple of Bel in the historical city of Palmyra, Syria April 18, 2008. Picture taken April 18, 2008. (Reuters)
In this file photo released on Sunday, May 17, 2015, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the general view of the ancient Roman city of Palmyra, northeast of Damascus, Syria (AP)
This undated photo released Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015 on a social media site used by Islamic State militants, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows the 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin in Syria (AP)
This undated photo released Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015 on a social media site used by Islamic State militants, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows shows explosives in the 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin in Syria (AP)
FILE - This undated file photo released Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015 on a social media site used by Islamic State militants, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows shows militants laying explosives in the 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin in Syria (AP)
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