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• HDP MP Lezgin Botan arrested by Turkish police 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) MP Lezgin Botan was arrested in Istanbul.
• Demirtas: We must break the isolation on Ocalan 

  Imprisoned leader of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas urged everyone to step up the struggle to break the isolation on Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• Three Turkish soldiers killed in Semdinli 

  At least three Turkish soldiers killed in Semdinli, a district of Hakkari province, on Monday.
• ‘Art Against War’ symposium in Raqqa 

  Rojava Intellectuals’ Union is organizing ‘Art Against War’ symposium in Raqqa city.
• Heyva Sor provides medicine aid for Raqqan people 

  Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê has supplied medicine aid for the people of Raqqa.
• Syrian regime forces attack SDF positions in Deir ez-Zor 

  Syrian regime forces have carried out artillery attacks on the positions of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Deir ez-Zor countryside.
• Britsch: I was held hostage in Turkey 

  German pilgrim David Britsch who spent 8 months in a Turkish prison said he was held hostage in Turkey.
• Demonstrations for Öcalan in Oslo and Stavanger 

  Demonstrations were held for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Oslo and Stavanger cities of Norway.
• Turkish-backed gangs kidnap 40 Kurdish civilians in al-Bab 

  Al-Bab Military Council announced that gangs affiliated to the invading Turkish army have raided homes of Kurds in the villages of al-Bab and kidnapped 40 Kurdish civilians since yesterday.
• YPG Commander General Sipan Hemo in Moscow 

  YPG Commander General Sipan Hemo is reported to be in Moscow.
• “Freedom for Öcalan” billboards in Zurich 

  Posters calling for freedom for Öcalan are displayed in the central train station in Zurich, Switzerland.
• Woman to be jailed with baby for saying “Don’t let children die" 

  Ayşe Çelik, who was sentenced to prison for saying “Don’t let children die" on a live TV programme in Turkey, will be imprisoned with her 2-month old baby.
• Germany should investigate Turkish plans to attack opposition 

  Fatoş Göksungur, the co-chair of the KCDK-E, urged the German Federal Government to investigate Turkish plans to attack the opposition in Europe.
• Turkish Parliament approves war budget for 2018 

  Discussions for Turkey’s 2018 budget have ended in the Parliament after 12 days.
• 30 ISIS members killed as SDF repels an attack near Deir ez-Zor 

  ISIS attack on SDF positions in Cersa Sharqi village of Mayadeen was repelled and 30 ISIS members were killed in clashes.
• Mayer: “Ottoman gang led by Turkish government” 

  Reactions continue after HDP MP Garo Paylan’s announcement that there are assassination plans being made against Kurds, Armenians, journalists and academics in Europe.
• 21 ISIS members killed in Operation Cizire Storm 

  21 members of ISIS gangs were killed in Cersa Sharqi village of Mayadeen.
• Canada holds weapons intended for Southern Kurdistan 

  Canada is holding the weapons intended for Southern Kurdistan in a warehouse after Iraqi government refused to give approval for the weapons delivered to the Kurdish Regional Government.
• Four thousand children attend school in Raqqa 

  As the return of residents and reconstruction continues in Raqqa following the liberation of the city by Syrian Democratic Forces, the number of children attending school has reached four thousand.
• Raqqa churches to be cleared of mines by the New Year 

  The churches in Raqqa will be cleared of mines before the New Year so that the New Year celebrations can take place in the churches.
• Syrian regime forces shell SDF positions 

  Syrian regime forces are shelling the SDF positions in the village of al-Busayrah near Deir ez-Zor.
• Turkish Constitutional Court rejects Demirtaş’s appeal 

  Turkish Constitutional Court has rejected the appeal of HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş against unconstitutional arrest.
• Syrian regime and ISIS simultaneously attack SDF in Deir ez-Zor 

  Syrian regime forces and ISIS gangs conducted simultaneous attacks on SDF forces in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
• 'My son didn’t commit suicide, he was killed by the state' 

  Azize Araç, mother of Murat Araç who is alleged to have committed suicide under custody, spoke about the battery marks on her son’s body and said, “My son was killed by the state.”
• Van Municipality targets Christians 

  The trustee of Van Metropolitan Municipality has openly targeted Christians in billboards.