Abu Hamam

Abu Hamam is a Syrian town located in the Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor. According to the Central [Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics], the town had a population of 21,947 during the 2004 census.

Syrian civil war

Abu Hamam was captured from the Islamic State by Syrian [Democratic Forces] on 1 December 2017.
On 3 March 2022, a fighter with the SDF was shot dead in the town by a Islamic State gunmen.
On 3 June 2022, two fighters and a smuggler were killed after SDF forces launched an anti-smuggling operation in the town.