Abu Hamam
أبو حمام | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Abu Hamam Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′57″N 40°39′43″E / 34.83250°N 40.66194°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
| District | Abu Kamal |
| Subdistrict | Hajin |
| Control |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 21,947 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C5174 |
Abu Hamam (Arabic: أبو حمام) is a Syrian town located in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 21,947 in the 2004 census.[1]
Syrian civil war[edit]
Abu Hamam was captured from the Islamic State by Syrian Democratic Forces on 1 December 2017.[2]
On 3 March 2022, a fighter with the Syrian Democratic Forces was shot dead in the town by Islamic State gunmen.[3]
On 3 June 2022, two fighters and a smuggler were killed after Syrian forces launched an anti-smuggling operation in the town.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "The SDF and the DEMC gain control over the Hawi Abu Hamam area". Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ "ISIS resurgence | Unidentified gunmen assassinate SDF fighter in eastern Deir Ezzor". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Security campaign | Two SDF fighters killed in violent clashes with smugglers at river crossings in eastern Deir Ezzor". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 3 June 2022.
