An X user criticized reports alleging U.S. investigations into Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)-controlled ISIS prisons and accusations that the SDF smuggled the ISIS gunman responsible for attacking U.S. troops in Palmyra, Syria, on December 13, 2025, claiming the attacker was an STG member, in a post shared over the past hour between 9:46 PM and 10:46 PM UTC. The post by @NotWoofers quoted claims stating "American investigations begin into ISIS prisons controlled by the SDF, and accusations are made against the SDF of smuggling an ISIS member who attacked American forces," translated from Arabic. The criticism follows U.S.-led coalition arrest raids with Syrian Special Forces targeting former ISIS members in Palmyra between 8:46 PM and 9:45 PM UTC, according to Al Badia 24 reports on X. A U.S. official told Al-Monitor the gunman had worked for Syrian government-aligned forces and was under investigation by Damascus' Interior Ministry for alleged ISIS ties. Earlier U.S. patrols and warplanes launched light bombs over Palmyra between 8:16 PM and 8:46 PM UTC as part of counter-ISIS operations, per NAYA reports and Worldsource24 on X. The activity relates to the ambush killing two U.S. service members, one U.S. civilian interpreter, and wounding three others, as confirmed by U.S. Central Command.
