U.S. Envoy Condemns "Cowardly" Ambush on Rare U.S.-Syrian Patrol

U.S. Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack has strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a joint U.S. and Syrian government patrol. The ambush occurred near the historic city of Palmyra on Saturday. The forces were conducting a rare coordinated patrol when attacked. In a statement posted on X, Barrack called the assault a "cowardly terrorist ambush." He did not specify which group was responsible for the attack. Joint military operations between U.S. and Syrian government forces are extremely uncommon. The United States does not recognize the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. No further details about casualties or damage from the attack were immediately available.