Al-Jazeera reported a shooting in the Palmyra area of Syria involving US troops with casualties between 1:17 PM and 1:46 PM UTC on December 13, 2025, as US forces entered Palmyra for the first time on a patrol accompanied by heavy security including fighter jets, according to X posts by @AJArabic and @QalaatAlMudiq. The Al-Jazeera report, shared via https://x.com/AJArabic/status/1999826655498424462, confirmed casualties from the incident. @QalaatAlMudiq noted the unprecedented US troop presence in Palmyra, quoting Al-Jazeera on the security deployment. Separately, rebel groups targeted internal security points in Suwayda governorate countryside with suicide drones during the same 29-minute period, marking the second such attack in 24 hours and a violation of the local ceasefire, according to security sources cited by @AlekhbariahSY at https://x.com/AlekhbariahSY/status/1999816389574443039. This shooting follows earlier US helicopter flights at low altitude and warplanes at high altitude over Palmyra, as well as US Army vehicles departing the Tanf garrison, reported prior to 1:17 PM UTC by @BarracudaVol1 on X.
