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• 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.
• Three activists sentenced for protesting killing of kolbers 

  An Iranian court sentenced three activists from Mahabad to prison sentences for their participation in demonstrations to protest the killing of kolbers (porter).
• Turkish government’s war budget for 2018 

  Discussions for Turkey’s 2018 budget continue in the Parliament with the AKP-MHP partnership.
• 11 ISIS members killed in Operation Cizire Storm - UPDATED 

  11 ISIS members were killed and three SDF fighters fell during clashes in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
• 17 civilians killed as Syrian jets strike Idlib 

  Bombardment by Syrian warplanes killed 17 civilians in Idlib.
• Epilepsy patient prisoner handcuffed to dentist chair  

  A prisoner with epilepsy was handcuffed to dentist chair during a procedure in Bolu F-Type Prison. 
• Guven sentenced for sharing Demirtas’ photo from the courtroom 

  DTK Co-chair Leyla Güven has been issued a 3-month prison sentence for posting a photograph of HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş taken as he gave his defence through the video conferencing system SEGBİS on social media.
• German court decides against YPG flag ban 

  Aachen District Court has rejected an application to sentence a person for the use of a YPG flag as a profile picture on social media.
• 51 HDP and DBP members detained in Izmir 

  Turkish police detained 51 members of People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) in Izmir.
• SDF repels attack on Cerse Şerqî village, 21 ISIS members killed 

  ISIS attack on Cerse Şerqî village of Deir ez-Zor has been repelled and 21 ISIS members have been killed in ensuing clashes.
• Opposition commander: Turkey is sending ISIS groups to Idlib 

  Turkey sends ISIS groups to Idlib in northwestern Syria, a Syrian opposition commander said.
• More people return to cleared neighborhoods of Raqqa 

  More inhabitants of Raqqa are returning home after the liberation of the city from ISIS in late October.
• Airline giants continue to leave Turkey 

  Seven airline companies cancelled their routes to Istanbul in 2017.
• Erdogan demands Latuff’s caricatures banned 

  Political caricaturist Carlos Latuff announced from his Twitter account that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s lawyers have appealed to Twitter for an access ban for his caricatures.
• Bones in Christian cemetery left out in the open in Hasankeyf 

  As demolitions in the historic Hasankeyf Citadel continues, the bones unearthed in the Saha Church Garden which houses a Christian cemetery were left out in the open.
• 95 ISIS members killed in Cerse Şerqî village liberated by SDF 

  Fierce clashes continued in the village of Cerse Şerqî throughout Sunday. The gangs suffered heavy blows and 95 ISIS members were killed.
• How will Raqqa be cleared of mines? 

  Members of mine clearing organization TETROTIK and Construction Committee under Raqqa City Council held a meeting in Girê Spî to discuss how Raqqa city will be cleared of mines.
• Demirtaş: We will lead the struggle for freedom to victory 

  “We will shatter fascism and lead the struggle for freedom to victory” the imprisoned leader of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş said in a message to Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK) in Istanbul.
• Court for Social Justice opens in Al-Karama 

  Court for Social Justice has opened following a ceremony in Al-Karama town east of Raqqa.
• Iranian police kill two Kurdish youths in Sardasht 

  Iranian police kill two Kurdish youths in Sardasht early on Sunday.