Nathaniel L. Rosenblatt is a senior analyst at Caerus Associates in Washington, DC, where he leads research and analysis initiatives focusing on the Middle East and Northern Africa. Prior to joining Caerus, Nate spent three years developing research capacity at The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS). https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/nathaniel-l-rosenblatt/rss en Government & Pro-Government Forces Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Fri, 05 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Nathaniel L. Rosenblatt https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/07/05/hard-times-in-feral-aleppo https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/07/05/hard-times-in-feral-aleppo In rebel-held eastern Aleppo several weeks ago, an unknown Islamic extremist group executed a fifteen year old boy accused for “blasphemy” in front of his parents. Earlier this month, another rebel fighting group arrested a rival for ripping out copper pipes and wires from the streets of opposition-held neighborhoods. They displayed videos of the confiscated goods on YouTube.