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ibrahim qashoush

ibrahim qashoush -lrb- 3 september 1977 -- 4 july 2011 -rrb- was a fireman and amateur poet from hama , syria .
during the 2011 syrian uprising , qashoush was noted for singing and authoring songs mocking syrian president bashar al-assad and the ruling ba'ath party .
the protest anthem , `` come on , bashar , time to leave '' , is attributed to him .
on 4 july 2011 , qashoush was found dead in the orontes river , his throat cut and his vocal cords ripped out .
after his murder , fellow protesters hailed qashoush as the `` nightingale of the revolution '' .
