When Palmyra was first captured by the Islamic State, Syrian news agency SANA released a number of images showing the condition of the city's ancient ruins at the time.
Palmyra's 2000-year-old Lion of Al-Lat, photographed here before the Islamic State takeover, was destroyed by ISIS militants after the group took over the city.
Once ISIS was in control of Palmyra, the group distributed images of the cities' antiquities being destroyed
Militants also destroyed Palmyra's Tadmur prison where enemies of the Syrian government were held and, reportedly, tortured.
...and this image, released in August, 2015, by the Islamic State, purports to show the destroyed remains of the same temple.
A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad takes a position inside a palace complex during their offensive to recapture Palmyra.
Now that it has been recaptured, more images have emerged showing the damage to Palmyra's artifacts.
Empty display stands are pictured inside the museum of the historic city of Palmyra, after forces loyal to Assad recaptured the city.
It is unclear if the artifacts once displayed here were looted by ISIS militants or removed preemptively by Syrian anqituities authorities before the ISIS takeover of the city.