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A thread about Abdel Baset Sarout 1992 - 2019:

Sarout was the former goalkeeper of Syria's football team before the Syrian revolution started. He was one of the first who join the uprising in Homs, asking for Freedom and dignity.

Sarout became so famous among the rebels by leading most of the demonstrations in his hometown Homs. He composed and sang many songs against the regime and criticise it and its leader Bashar Assad.
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Sarout was called "The Syrian Revolution Singer" after leading the demos. His songs went viral across Syria and every demonstration in the country was singing his words.

After months of peaceful demonstration and due to the ongoing violence of Assad forces, Sarout and his friends carried weapon to defend his neighbourhood and to prevent the regime from suppressing the demos. They joined FSA groups.

He was injured multiple times during the fight, however he kept fighting for his cause and for what he believed. He stayed in Homs until the end of the fight and was forced later to leave toward the north.

In 2011 Sarout lost his big brother Walied Sarout.
In 2012 he lost his father Mamdoh Sarout.
In 2013 he lost his second brother Mohamad Sarout.
In 2014 Sarout lost the last of his brothers Abdullah Sarout and Ahmad Sarout.

After he left Homs, he went to Turkey for a while. Later he came back to Syria to carry on the fight until he gave his live today defending Hama countryside.

Abdel Baest Sarout was one of few honest men who believed in freedom and gave their lives for it. He was the leader of his group and yet he didn't hide and let his companions fight.

Sarout's story summaries the Syrian Revolution, all of the patient, all of the suffer, all of its mistakes and contradictions. He was called also "the Keeper of dignity". He deserve to be called "the Syrian Che Guevara" because he was more alike Che than anyone.