Hussam is a 27-year-old co-founder of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. Before joining the group, Hussam attended law school at the University of Damascus. However, he did not graduate as he left the university when the Assad regime began arresting students who were participating in the revolution. Hussam instead returned to his hometown of Raqqa and helped found RBSS. He reported several stories on the ground inside Raqqa and was once caught secretly filming an ISIS execution, only to be released when ISIS could not find the hidden footage on his encrypted phone. After eventually being forced to flee Raqqa with his fellow co-founders, Hussam now lives in exile in Germany where he continues to write and publish articles via RBSS's website and social media platforms on the abuses of Assad and ISIS.