Mohammed Rafeh (; 9 March 1982 – 2 November 2012) was a

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n actor popular around the Arab world. He was notable for his role as Ibrahim in the popular Syrian television series ''

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''. Rafeh was born in Aleppo, a half

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and half

. His father was a Palestinian refugee and as well an actor, Ahmad Rafeh. Mohammed Rafeh was notable for his support of the

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. During the Syrian Civil War, Rafeh's picture appeared on a Facebook page titled "The black list of Syrian artists". Rafeh's father said that Mohammed loved Syria and the president

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Death

Rafeh was kidnapped by the

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's al-Siddiq battalion on 2 November 2012 in Damascus' Barzeh neighborhood. On the same day, he was executed by gunshots to his head, neck and shoulders. On 4 November, his body was returned to his family and buried the next day.

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