ANTAKYA, Turkey — The activist threw himself
into Syria’s revolution from its early days. He organized protests,
documented the deadly crackdowns and disseminated the news, risking his
life. When the opposition took up arms, he worked closely with rebel
groups, helping to spread their message of resistance and taking toll of
the war’s carnage in places journalists couldn’t reach. He has won
widespread recognition for his work, and he remains deeply involved in
the struggle today — though he no longer calls it a revolution. In fact,
he thinks it needs to end.

“To simply say I want Assad to win would be a disaster if anyone heard it,” the activist says. “But we’ve created a monster. For too long on the ground, there was too much focus on the crimes the regime was committing and not enough on our own problems. And addressing these problems was always being delayed.
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