Khaled Abu Saleh

Khaled Abu Saleh, whose real name is Adnan Al-Hamad, is considered one of the most prominent media figures to emerge during the Syrian Revolution. Born in the Baba Amr district of Homs in 1987, he participated in the early stages of the city’s peaceful revolutionary movement before becoming one of the first journalists to appear publicly while providing field coverage of the revolution and the violations committed by the regime.

Abu Saleh became particularly prominent during the siege and battle of Baba Amr between November 2011 and February 2012. During this period, he appeared as the spokesperson for the Homs Revolutionary Council and accompanied the Arab League observer mission during its visit to the besieged neighborhoods of the city. On February 6, 2012, he was injured before eventually leaving Baba Amr alongside the withdrawing revolutionaries following the regime forces’ takeover of the district.

“He was injured during the shelling of Baba Amr in February 2012, after his brother Ahmad was killed in an earlier attack. He later left the district with the withdrawing revolutionaries following the regime forces’ takeover. He subsequently left Syria, continued his media work, and participated in the Friends of Syria conference in Paris in 2012.”

After leaving Syria, Abu Saleh continued his media career, working with media organizations including TRT Arabic and Syria TV. He also worked as a research assistant at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. His experience remains closely associated with the period of direct media coverage of the Syrian Revolution, particularly the events that unfolded in Homs and Baba Amr.