Abdul Baset al-Sarout

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Abdul Baset al-Sarout
Sarout in Idlib on 18 March 2019
Born(1992-01-01)1 January 1992
Homs, Syria
Died8 June 2019(2019-06-08) (aged 27)
Reyhanlı, Hatay, Turkey
AllegianceSyrian opposition
Jaysh al-Izza
Years of service2011–2019
Unit
Battles/wars
Syrian Civil War
Websitewww.instagram.com/abdulbasitalsarout1/
Association football career
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
?–2011 Al-Karamah
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Syria U17
2009–2010 Syria U20

Abdul Baset al-Sarout (

Arabic: عبد الباسط الساروت; 1 January 1992 – 8 June 2019) was a Syrian association football goalkeeper. He represented his country at both the U17 and U20 levels.[3] He was also a prominent rebel figure in the Syrian civil war
.

Biography

Sarout (center with flag) during a pro-rebel demonstration in Kafr Nabl on 5 October 2018

Abdul Baset was born to a

Syrian uprising. As violence erupted between pro and antigovernmental groups, all four of his brothers were killed by Syrian security forces. His uncle, Mohiey Edden al-Sarout, was killed in November 2011 in Homs.[7] He became well known for his chants during anti-government demonstrations. Initially, his speeches and chants were mostly nationalist in nature, but in line with the rising influence of Islamism among Syrian rebel groups, they gradually adopted more overtly religious and sectarian undertones.[8] During the Siege of Homs from 2011 to 2014, he became a Syrian rebel commander.[9]

Arab-speaking media networks like

wordplay on him being an ex-goalkeeper.[5][11][12] After the disintegration of the Free Syrian Army, he became a commander in the rebel group Jaysh al-Izza.[13][14]

Sarout survived at least three assassination attempts during his time as a rebel commander. During one attempt, 50 fighters from his unit, the Bayada Martyrs' Brigade, were killed.[1] He was featured in the 2013 war documentary The Return to Homs.[15]

In 2014, he was among the rebels evacuated from Homs to the rebel-held Idlib Governorate by the Syrian government, following the surrender deal that ended the Siege of Homs.[16][17]

In November 2015, Sarout and the Bayada Martyrs' Brigade came into conflict with the

Syrian Government.[19] He stated that he gave up on joining the group after realizing that it was primarily concerned with setting up a caliphate, rather than fighting the government. He added that while he didn't join the militant group, he would also refuse to fight against it.[20]

On 29 May 2017, Sarout was arrested by

Maarat al-Nu'man.[21] He was released on 24 June and charges against him were dropped.[22]

Death

Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, 9 June 2019, which drew criticism from the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).[23]

He died on 8 June 2019, during the

Hatay from wounds sustained two days prior,[26] when he was struck by Syrian Army artillery, after his unit clashed with the army in northern Hama.[27][25][28] He was taken a day later to the village of Al-Dana in rebel-held northwestern Syria, to be buried with one of his deceased brothers.[20]

Controversy

At a 2012 opposition rally, Al-Sarout chanted, "we are all Jihadists, Homs has made its decision, we will exterminate the Alawites, and the Shiites have to go".[29]

References

  1. ^ a b "Document: rebel commander robs 2.3 Million $ allocated to break Homs Siege". Zaman al-Wasl. 16 June 2014.
  2. ^ "الساروت أوصى بـ"المهاجر" خليفةً له .. لماذا ومن هو !؟". Step News Agency (in Arabic). 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ Rizvi, Ahmed (20 July 2015). "Football in times of crisis: Syrian game continues on as inspiration, propaganda, shadow". thenationalnews.com. The National News Sport. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ "الساروت.. وأول عام على الفجيعة... عدنان عبد الرزاق*". www.zamanalwsl.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b "حارس الثورة السورية".. ثلاثة أعوام على رحيل عبد الباسط الساروت ["Keeper of the Syrian Revolution" .. Third Death Anniversary of Abdul Baset Sarout]. Al Araby (in Arabic). 9 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ Saka20100 (8 November 2011), الفنانه فدوى سليمان في قلب المظاهرات في البياضه-حمص, retrieved 9 June 2019{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Abdul Baset Al-Sarout - Songs of the Syrian Revolution". YouTube. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  8. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  9. ^ "London 2012 Olympics: Syrian goalkeeper takes a stand in Homs as national side aim for Olympics". Telegraph. 13 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Abdul Baset Al Sarout Live Blog". AlJazeera.net. 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  11. ^ رحيل عبد الباسط الساروت "حارس الثورة السورية" [Departure of Abul Baset Al Sarout, The Keeper of the Syrian Revolution]. Al Jazeera. 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Syria reacts to Arab League suspension – Sunday 13 November 2011". Guardian. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  13. ^ a b News Desk (8 June 2019). "Former Syrian National Team member turned rebel commander reportedly dead after Hama battle". AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Syrian football goalie who became rebel icon dies in battle". www.egyptindependent.com. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  15. ^ "The Return To Homs". Proaction/Ventana Films. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Star soccer player turned rebel icon dies in Syria fighting". Reuters. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Syrian footballer, singer and rebel Abd al-Basset al-Sarout killed in northern Syria". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Nusra turns guns on rebels in effort to capture 'only corridor' into blockaded north Homs". Syria Direct. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  19. ^ "Syrian 'rebel icon' dies after clashes". 8 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  20. ^ a b Bulos, Nabih (11 June 2019). "Syrian rebel leader's death spurs debate about his legacy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Front victory arrest Abdul Baset Al-Sarout on charges of incitement". Al Etihad Press. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  22. ^ ""Edit Sham" acquits Abdel Basset Alsarut". Enab Baladi. 24 June 2017.
  23. ^ Fehim Taştekin (13 June 2019). "The Syrian funeral that divided Turkey". Al-Monitor.
  24. ^ "'Revolution Icon' Abdul Basset al-Sarout died of wounds sustained in Hama battles: commander". Zaman Al Wasl. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  25. ^
    ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Syrian goalie-turned rebel icon dies in Turkey". Ahval. 9 June 2019.
  27. ^ xmarn (8 June 2019). "The death of Abdul Basit al Sarout on Jun 8, due to wounds sustained in a shelling by Syrian regime on a front in Hama". Syrian Network for Human Rights. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  28. ^ "Syrian goalkeeper who became rebel icon dies in Hama battle". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  29. ^ Testekin, Fehim (12 June 2019). "The Syrian funeral that divided Turkey - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.

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