According to a Syrian state-controlled news agency, ten workers were killed when terrorists attacked three buses in Syria on Friday morning.

According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, it occurred near al-Taym Oil Field in Deir Ezzor (Syria). According to the outlet, two other people were also hurt. Al Jazeera reports that the attack came just one day after Syrian Kurdish led forces declared an offensive against ISIS. The attacks are believed to have been carried out by ISIS.

According to Al Jazeera, Rami Abdel Rahman (director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights) said that the attack started with explosives that went off as buses passed. Then, the militants fired at them.”

U.S. Central Command released data Thursday as part of a year in review summation of operations against Islamic State. It stated that it conducted 313 operations against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria and Iran in 2022. These operations resulted either in the death of or detention more than 1,000 ISIS operatives.

Deir Ezzor, the largest city of eastern Syria, is located in the middle of the country.