A US convoy accompanied by helicopters, drones, and warplanes arrived in Palmyra, Syria, and toured the city's vicinity with Syrian security members during the 30 minutes ending at 3:46 PM UTC on December 13, 2025, amid a complete closure of the Deir ez-Zor-Damascus road, according to footage and reports shared by @activist6681. This development follows geolocated footage from @GeoConfirmed and @FaytuksNetwork showing US helicopters evacuating wounded personnel from a joint US-Syrian patrol ambushed near Palmyra at coordinates 34.49703, 38.23437 in the prior 28 minutes ending at 3:15 PM UTC, with a security source cited by @Mitch_Ulrich confirming two Syrian fighters and several US soldiers injured, transported to Al-Tanf base. @OSINTWarfare reported that ISIS militants attacked a US delegation meeting Syrian security forces in the Palmyra area earlier today, wounding American and Syrian personnel who were evacuated by helicopter to Al-Tanf, with footage showing a US Air Force F-16 flying overhead and the Deir ez-Zor-Palmyra road blocked. The incident builds on security sources telling North Press Agency of a joint patrol neutralizing a shooter in Homs countryside between 2:17 PM and 2:46 PM UTC, injuring US and Syrian forces during anti-ISIS planning reviews.
