Muhammad Khaddour

Mohammad Ibrahim Khaddour is an Alawite and former Ba'athist major general known for his role commanding the Republican Guard’s 106th Brigade, and the Syrian Arab Army's 17th Reserve Division, the 3rd Corps, and for his leadership in the Deir ez-Zor offensive.

Early life Khaddour was born on January 13, 1976, in Latakia. By the outbreak of the Syrian Revolution Khaddour was a rising officer in the Republican Guard.

Syrian civil war At the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War he was a brigadier general and commanded the 106th Brigade of the Republican Guard and was deployed to quell demonstrations in Damascus suburbs.

Aleppo front On November 29, 2012, he was appointed head of the Military and Security Committee in Aleppo, overseeing all regime military operations in the province.

Afterwards he would continue to participate in anti-Islamic State mop-up operations, notably in the Battle of Al-Sukhnah, serving as a field commander coordinating closely with militias and Russian air support.