https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/haley-bobseine/rss en Civil Society Government & Pro-Government Forces Thu, 05 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Haley Bobseine https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/05/out-and-down-in-syrias-civil-war https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/05/out-and-down-in-syrias-civil-war BEIRUT — When Syrian rebels first captured Raqqa in March, seizing the northern city from President Bashar al-Assad’s regime seemed enough for them. They didn’t interfere with citizens’ private lives, said Amir, a Syrian from the city.