political figure

Ibrahim Abd al-Qadir

إبراهيم عبد القادر

Journeys

Broadcasting from Inside the Caliphate

While the world discussed ISIS from a distance, Ibrahim Abd al-Qadir and the RBSS team risked their lives to document it from inside. They ran the only independent media operation within ISIS territory. ISIS killed him for it. The story of RBSS — and its survival despite targeted killings — is one of the defining acts of courage in the Syria conflict.

Biography

Ibrahim Abd al-Qadir was a Syrian journalist and co-founder of Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), a citizen journalism network that documented ISIS atrocities from inside the group's self-declared capital. After fleeing to Turkey, he was abducted in October 2015 and found beheaded along with fellow activist Fares Hamadi near the Turkish city of Sanliurfa. His murder drew international attention to ISIS's campaign to silence local journalists.

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Key Facts

Born:1980

Place:Menbij, Aleppo, Syria

Died:2015-10-30

Nationality:Syrian