A joint American-Syrian patrol neutralized a shooter after an exchange of fire in Syria's Homs countryside between 2:17 PM and 2:46 PM UTC on December 13, 2025, injuring a number of US forces and Syrian security members during a review of anti-ISIS plans, security sources told North Press Agency. The injured personnel were transported by international coalition helicopters to Al-Tanf base for treatment, according to the North Press report published in the past 29 minutes. Competent authorities continue to investigate the incident's circumstances, with the attack's perpetrators and motives unknown. Traffic on the Deir ez-Zor-Damascus road halted following the operation, North Press Agency stated, citing security sources. This incident updates earlier reports from the past hour of a suicide bombing or shooting at Palmyra's security headquarters involving US personnel, as cited by Saleh Al-Hamawi via Syrian Observer and Al-Jazeera.
