13.12.2025 20:45
The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that two U.S. soldiers and one civilian were killed in an attack on a joint patrol of Syrian security forces and U.S. troops in the city of Palmyra, Syria, and announced that the attack was carried out by the terrorist organization ISIS.
The U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced that the attack on the joint patrol of Syrian security forces and U.S. soldiers in the city of Palmyra (Tadmur), Syria, was carried out by the terrorist organization ISIS, resulting in the deaths of 2 U.S. soldiers and 1 civilian.
A new statement was made by the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) regarding the attack on the joint patrol of Syrian security forces and U.S. soldiers in the city of Palmyra (Tadmur), Syria.
2 U.S. SOLDIERS AND 1 TRANSLATOR KILLED
The Pentagon stated that the attack on the security forces conducting patrols as part of the fight against terrorism in the region was carried out by the terrorist organization ISIS, reporting that 2 U.S. soldiers and 1 civilian translator lost their lives as a result of the attack.
"THE ATTACK WAS CARRIED OUT BY ISIS, THE ATTACKER WAS NEUTRALIZED"
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell reported that 3 people were also injured in the attack, while U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the attacker was neutralized by the intervention of the joint forces.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Following the attack, U.S. helicopters dispatched to the area evacuated the injured soldiers to the Al-Tanf base for treatment. For security reasons, the Deir ez-Zor-Damascus international highway was temporarily closed to traffic, and there was intense air activity in the region.