A car bomb was detonated in Deir ez-Zor Wednesday morning. The attack in the town of Abu Hamam West of Deir ez-Zor targeted civilians on the first day of the new year.

A woman, her two children and another child who was at the scene when the explosion occurred, lost their lives.

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) units and Internal Security Forces have launched an examination on site after the explosion.

Reports from the ground say that residents of the town were set to stage a protest march at the scene of the explosion in protest at Russia and the Syrian regime.

The scene is also close to a military point of the SDF in the area.