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Syrians Mourn in Sorrow The 'Revolution Goalkeeper'

Published June 10th, 2019 - 06:33 GMT

Abdelbaset al-Sarout, the 27-year-old footballer, was named the 'revolution goalkeeper, and singer', has also participated in an award-winning documentary. 

Al-Sarout was wounded in clashes with regime forces in the northern Hama countryside in the early hours of Friday while fighting with rebels.

"He died of his wounds on Saturday," the head of the Britain-based Observatory, Rami Abdurrahman, said.

On the other hand, thousands of people have gathered to mourn al-Sarout on Sunday, who became an icon of the revolt against President Bashar Assad.

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A picture taken on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians waving rebel flags during the funeral of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

A picture taken on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians waving rebel flags during the funeral of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

A picture taken with a drone on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians attending the burial of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

A picture taken with a drone on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians attending the burial of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

A convoy of Syrians follow the truck carrying the coffin of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout on June 9, 2019, near the Bab al-Hawa crossing point, northwestern Syria, on the way to his funeral after crossing the border from Turkey where he was receiving treatment following his injury earlier this week. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

A convoy of Syrians follow the truck carrying the coffin of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout on June 9, 2019, near the Bab al-Hawa crossing point, northwestern Syria, on the way to his funeral after crossing the border from Turkey where he was receiving treatment following his injury earlier this week. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. Rami al SAYED / AFP

The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. Rami al SAYED / AFP

A picture taken on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians waving rebel flags and portraits of Abdel-Basset al-Sarout during the funeral of the late rebel fighter in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

A picture taken on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians waving rebel flags and portraits of Abdel-Basset al-Sarout during the funeral of the late rebel fighter in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

A convoy of Syrians follow the truck carrying the coffin of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout on June 9, 2019, near the Bab al-Hawa crossing point, northwestern Syria, on the way to his funeral after crossing the border from Turkey where he was receiving treatment following his injury earlier this week. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

A convoy of Syrians follow the truck carrying the coffin of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout on June 9, 2019, near the Bab al-Hawa crossing point, northwestern Syria, on the way to his funeral after crossing the border from Turkey where he was receiving treatment following his injury earlier this week. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

A child watches as a local artist works on a mural painting showing the late Syrian rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in the town of Binnish in the jihadist-held northern Idlib province on June 8, 2019. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

A child watches as a local artist works on a mural painting showing the late Syrian rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in the town of Binnish in the jihadist-held northern Idlib province on June 8, 2019. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

A picture taken on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians waving rebel flags during the funeral of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A picture taken with a drone on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians attending the burial of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A convoy of Syrians follow the truck carrying the coffin of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout on June 9, 2019, near the Bab al-Hawa crossing point, northwestern Syria, on the way to his funeral after crossing the border from Turkey where he was receiving treatment following his injury earlier this week. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. Rami al SAYED / AFP
A picture taken on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians waving rebel flags and portraits of Abdel-Basset al-Sarout during the funeral of the late rebel fighter in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A convoy of Syrians follow the truck carrying the coffin of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout on June 9, 2019, near the Bab al-Hawa crossing point, northwestern Syria, on the way to his funeral after crossing the border from Turkey where he was receiving treatment following his injury earlier this week. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A child watches as a local artist works on a mural painting showing the late Syrian rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in the town of Binnish in the jihadist-held northern Idlib province on June 8, 2019. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A picture taken on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians waving rebel flags during the funeral of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A picture taken on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians waving rebel flags during the funeral of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A picture taken with a drone on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians attending the burial of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A picture taken with a drone on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians attending the burial of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A convoy of Syrians follow the truck carrying the coffin of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout on June 9, 2019, near the Bab al-Hawa crossing point, northwestern Syria, on the way to his funeral after crossing the border from Turkey where he was receiving treatment following his injury earlier this week. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A convoy of Syrians follow the truck carrying the coffin of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout on June 9, 2019, near the Bab al-Hawa crossing point, northwestern Syria, on the way to his funeral after crossing the border from Turkey where he was receiving treatment following his injury earlier this week. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. Rami al SAYED / AFP
The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. Rami al SAYED / AFP
A picture taken on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians waving rebel flags and portraits of Abdel-Basset al-Sarout during the funeral of the late rebel fighter in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A picture taken on June 9, 2019 shows Syrians waving rebel flags and portraits of Abdel-Basset al-Sarout during the funeral of the late rebel fighter in al-Dana in Syria's jihadist-controlled Idlib region, near the border with Turkey. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A convoy of Syrians follow the truck carrying the coffin of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout on June 9, 2019, near the Bab al-Hawa crossing point, northwestern Syria, on the way to his funeral after crossing the border from Turkey where he was receiving treatment following his injury earlier this week. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A convoy of Syrians follow the truck carrying the coffin of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout on June 9, 2019, near the Bab al-Hawa crossing point, northwestern Syria, on the way to his funeral after crossing the border from Turkey where he was receiving treatment following his injury earlier this week. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
The Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died on June 8 of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said. Sarout, 27, was among dozens of fighters killed since June 6 in clashes with regime forces on the edges of the Idlib region. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A child watches as a local artist works on a mural painting showing the late Syrian rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in the town of Binnish in the jihadist-held northern Idlib province on June 8, 2019. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
A child watches as a local artist works on a mural painting showing the late Syrian rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in the town of Binnish in the jihadist-held northern Idlib province on June 8, 2019. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

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