The Lebanese Army Command announced on December 14, 2025, that an army unit on patrol in the Al-Mushrifa-Hermel area came under fire from the Syrian side between 7:46 PM and 9:16 PM UTC, responded in kind without casualties, and restored normalcy through communications with Syrian authorities, according to a statement from the Directorate of Orientation posted on X. The official statement detailed that the incident occurred during the patrol with no injuries among Lebanese soldiers, and contacts with relevant Syrian entities resolved the situation. In eastern Deir Ezzor province, Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces announced that their elite TOL forces dismantled an Islamic State cell in a preemptive operation, arresting four key operatives, as reported by Kurdish Front News on Telegram. Separately, a suspected Islamic State armed assault targeted a vehicle carrying an SDF commander near al-Mansoura in western Raqqa governorate, Syria, according to Tracking Terrorism citing chatter from the incident.
