He maintains strong relations with many senior army generals who have defected from the Syrian government and has been supporting them to overthrow Bashar Al - Assad .
Khaddam is considered an opposition leader to the current Syrian government by the United States and the EU .
Khaddam maintains strong relations with many senior army generals who have defected from the Syrian government and has been supporting Syrian to overthrow Bashar Al - Assad .
Khaddam is considered an opposition leader to the current Syrian government by the United States and the EU .