Career
One of the world"s longest-held political prisoners, he was released in 1993. He has since become a writer and public analyst. When the Ba"ath Party split, Habash belonged to the faction that remained loyal to the National Command based in Iraq.
He was released by order of President Hafez al-Assad in 1993.
Habash published more than 50 articles, covering some 300 pages, that detailed his experiences as a political prisoner, and covered part of the history of the Ba"ath movement in Syria prior to his imprisonment in Kulluna Shuraka" fi al-Watan, and other Arabic-language media, between 2002 and 2009. Among these articles were: Harakat 23 Shubat… al-Dawa"i wa al-Asbab ("The 23 February Movement, its Motives and Reasons"), Muhawalat "Usyan al-Ra"id Salim Hatum fi al-Suwayda" Yawm 8 Aylul 1966 ("The Revolt Attempt of Major Salim Hatum in al-Suwayda" on 8 September 1966"), and Harb Huzayran: al-Muqaddimat wa al-Waqa"i ("The June War: its Preludes and Facts").
In 2002, Habash was summoned for questioning by Syrian intelligence agents after publishing an article calling for the strengthening of civil society in Syria.
