Foreign intervention in behalf of Syrian rebels U.S.-led intervention against ISIL On 6 December 2024, the United States-backed Syrian Free Army, with support from Suqour al-Sham, launched an offensive from the Al-Tanf "deconfliction zone" on the ancient city of Palmyra in the eastern area of the Homs Governorate.

The Syrian Free Army (SFA) took control of Palmyra on 7 December after clashing with regime forces before going in the direction of Damascus.

[4] The offensive was led by Abdulrazzaq Abu Khatib of Suqour al-Sham, whose group, in addition to Hezbollah, took the most casualties of the battle.

[1] Al-Antri faced his former "tank unit" during the battle and told his men to fire warning shots.

[1] The SFA has established checkpoints between Palmyra and Al-Tanf, though the group is dealing with a large increase in the amount of area it controls.