Twitter users criticise Daesh

@HarmvanderGaag: “Who needs islamophobes when there’s IS(Daesh).”

@arktictoc: “I simply don’t understand, where is the UN? They could not have had more notice that this was going to happen #baal #palmyra”

@inluminoglobal: “#palmyra destruction reminds us not to take our national treasures for granted, and that we have a shared responsibility for the loss.”

@salvatorRosa: “Like lots of people,we’d hoped one day to have visited #Palmyra.”

@PeterBrook4: “#Syria is being shredded. The main jewel of #Palmyra and priceless cultural heritage is being destroyed before our eyes.”

@Rim_Turkmani: “My pic at Baal temple in #palmyra which we visited regularly. The war is blowing up not just our past but also future.”

@480Days: “#Palmyra, Syria”

- Compiled by Evangeline Elsa/Community Solutions Editor