Career
Zahreddine is from Tarba in the As-Suwayda Governorate. He was commissioned as an officer in the Airborne (Special Forces) Armoured units in 1982. Before that he served in the Baath Party"s People"s Militia (Popular Militia) as a conscript from 1980 to 1982.
In 1987, he was inducted into the Republican Guard as an Armoured and Mechanized Units" officer
Zahreddine commanded the Republican Guard 104th brigade in Douma and Harasta alongside Brigadier General Manaf Tlass before the latter"s defection. This brigade was led by Bashar Assad before he became President, and by Basil Assad until his death in 1994.
Sometime after 2013, he was promoted from Brigadier General to Major General. Following the start of the Aleppo offensive (October 2013), Zahreddine was originally going to lead an assault to Anadan.
However, he was requested for assistance in Deir ez-Zor due to Major General Jameh Jameh"s death.
On November 27, 2013, while commanding his forces in al-Rashdiya district, Zahreddine was wounded in the leg by a bullet.