Bilal Abdul Kareem
Bilal Abdul Kareem (born Darrell Lamont Phelps) is an American-born Syrian journalist and war correspondent covering the Syrian Civil War who has worked with CNN. He believes that he has been placed on the US kill list. He claims to have survived five drone assassination attempts by the US military, which killed random civilians that were present nearby, including two attacks on vehicles he was traveling in, including one where the car he was sitting in was blown up by a missile shot from a drone.
Bilal Abdul Kareem | |
|---|---|
| Darrell Lamont Phelps | |
| Born | Darrell Lamont Phelps |
| Nationality | American, Syrian |
| Citizenship | United States, Syria |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and war correspondent |
| Employer(s) | CNN, OGN (On the Ground News) TV |
| Known for | Syrian Civil War journalism and allegedly being put in American Disposition Matrix |
He has been criticized by some observers for a perceived alignment with jihadi fighters in Syria, with The New York Times reporting that Kareem was considered a "jihadist propagandist" to some.
On August 13, 2020, it was reported that Abdul Kareem had been arrested by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in Atme, northern Idlib. After six months of detention, he was freed on February 17, 2021.
He is married with 3 wives and has six children.