She never talked to the local people. Those whose windows overlooked her property were ordered to keep them shuttered on pain of imprisonment. When her father came to visit her all the surrounding roads were closed off.
Locals say that when the mosque next door asked for power from her generator as the mains supply grew increasingly erratic in recent months, she refused. Three days ago rebel fighters seized the property after a six-hour battle with the scores of guards billeted inside and snipers posted on nearby buildings.
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