US military patrols roamed areas of Palmyra, Syria, between 7:46 PM and 8:15 PM UTC on December 13, 2025, according to reports from NAYA. The patrols occurred in the same city where an ISIS gunman ambushed a US-led coalition delegation earlier on December 13, killing two US service members, one US civilian, and wounding three service members, as confirmed by US Central Command. Syrian Ministry of Interior spokesman Nour al-Din al-Baba denied prior statements attributing details of the attack to him, stating between 7:16 PM and 7:46 PM UTC that he spoke only to official state television. NAYA, a Syrian media outlet, published two identical reports on the US patrols during the 29-minute reporting window, highlighting American military activity in Palmyra amid ongoing counter-ISIS operations.
