SYRIA. Marae, Aleppo. July 24, 2012. The outline of a hanging jacket can be seen on a burned wall in the house of Abdul Nassar Khatib, a.k.a "Uncle", a rebel commander in Aleppo. His house in the town of Marae was raided and burned by Syrian Army soldiers during a mission to capture or kill him. Abdul Nasser and his family escaped before the soldiers arrived.