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He was known as a staunch opponent of the ruling Baath party and his columns criticising the authorities.
Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/10/celebrated-syrian-author-khaled-khalifa-dead-59
The decades of tyranny by Baath men in olive uniforms were over; we supposedly were reaching the end of the tunnel, but what was a bright light at the end turned out to be a flare of a forthcoming hell.