Areas captured by the fanatic group which insists on wiping out all sites of "heresy" and "apostasy" include the Cradle of Civilisation, an area rich in history since ancient times. 
Maeneo yaliyodhibitiwa na kikundi hicho kinachosisitiza kutokomeza maeneo yote ya "tetesi" na "kidini" ni pamoja na lile linaloitwa Cradle of Civilisation, eneo lenye historia kubwa tangu nyakati za zamani.