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• Omar: In 2022 the Autonomous Administration will expand social diplomacy and dialogue work 

  The co-chair of the Foreign Affair Relations office of the Northern and Eastern Syria Autonomous Administration, Abdulkarim Omar, has announced an expansion of social diplomacy and dialogue with the states of the Middle East for the year 2022.
• Turkish attack kills 3 in Zirgan 

  Thursday's attacks on Zirgan killed 3 civilians and injured 5 others as the Turkish army and allied mercenaries have intensified their attacks on the town east of Serêkaniyê and Til Temir.
• People in Hol protest Turkish state attacks against Northern and Eastern Syria 

  The attacks of the Turkish state against Northern and Eastern Syria were protested with a march in the district of Hol, and a message of struggle against the occupation was given.
• Attack on SDF patrol foiled in Deir ez-Zor 

  The SDF were able to foil an armed attack on one of their patrols in the eastern Syrian district of Deir ez-Zor. One of the attackers was killed, another managed to escape.
• Emine Osê: The Autonomous Administration is preparing itself for 2022 

  Emine Osê, deputy co-chair of the Executive Council of the Northern and Eastern Syria Autonomous Administration, reports on the preparations for the new year. This involves protecting the region and finalizing the institutionalization of the system.
• Explosion in Ezaz 

  An explosion occurred in the north of Ezaz, which is under the occupation of the Turkish state.
• Nûjiyan Ocalan laid to rest in Shehba Martyrs' Cemetery 

  Nûjiyan Ocalan was buried in the Shehba Martyrs Cemetery. The young woman was one of five activists who were killed in a targeted Turkish drone attack on the youth movement in Kobanê last Saturday.
• Turkish army attacks village in Girkê Legê, one civilian seriously wounded 

  The Turkish army targeted the village of Banokiya in Girkê Legê. A shepherd who dodged his sheep was seriously injured.
• Protests in Qamishlo against Turkish attacks and international silence 

  People living in Qamishlo Canton took to the streets in protest at Turkish invasion attacks and silence of the international community.
• People of Shaddadi protest against Turkish attacks  

  Hundreds of local people from the southern districts of Hesekê Canton, north-eastern Syria marched to protest the Turkish occupation attacks.
• Semalka vigil: Our children were killed by the KDP 

  The women taking part in the protest at the Semalka Border Crossing said, "The Turkish state and the KDP continue to use dirty tactics against us. KDP killed our children," and gave the message that the resistance will continue until the bodies are taken.
• Turkish army shelled Manbij and Bab villages 80 times in a single day 

  The Manbij Military Council reported that the Turkish army shelled the villages of Manbij and Bab in northern Syria at least 84 times on December 28.
• KDP's policies serve Turkish interests  

  Democratic Union Party co-presidency council member Sema Bekdaş said that “the policies carried out by the Kurdistan Democratic Party serve the Kurdish enemies and especially the Turkish state”.
• Manbij Military Council repels mercenary attack 

  Mercenaries of the Turkish occupation forces have tried to advance into villages near Manbij in northern Syria. The military council of Manbij was able to stop the attack.
• SDF denies Turkish Defense Ministry reports of alleged casualties 

  The SDF denied Turkish Defense Ministry reports of alleged casualties in northern Syria.
• Turkish intelligence agents kidnap 2 citizens in Afrin 

  The Turkish Intelligence Service (MIT) operatives have reportedly kidnapped a father and his daughter in the Turkish occupied region of Afrin in northern Syria.
• Salih Muslim: The people of Northern and Eastern Syria won't give up 

  PYD politician Salih Muslim analyses the concept behind the Turkish attacks and announces massive resistance in Rojava and northern Syria.
• Mine explosion injures 5 children in Afrin 

  5 children were seriously injured as a result of the explosion of a mine laid by the Turkish state in Mabata district.
• Underground ISIS training camp discovered in Hol Camp 

  The security forces of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria have discovered an underground tunnel in Hol Camp that was used for training the ISIS youth organisation "Cubs of the Caliphate".
• People of Kobane bid farewell to their martyrs 

  Thousands of people gathered for a funeral ceremony of five young people who were martyred following a Turkish drone attack in Kobane.
• Revolutionary Youth Movement: Kobane attack will not go unanswered! 

  The Revolutionary Youth Movement and the Young Women's Union Coordination said in a statement that the Turkish attack against Kobane will not go unanswered.
• SOHR: HTS to recruit fresh fighters in new campaign 

  Hayyat Tahrir Al-Sham” has announced a recruitment campaign under the slogan of “We will strengthen your arm with your brother” in areas under its control in parts of Idlib, part of the western countryside of Aleppo, Al- Sahel Mountains, and Sahl Al-Ghab.
• Number of civilians killed by Turkish drone attack on Kobanê rises to five 

  The number of civilians killed in a Turkish drone attack on Kobanê last Saturday has risen to five.
• SDF: Turkey attacked Kobanê on the day we foiled the ISIS planned attack in Hesekê 

  The SDF said that the Turkish state attacked Kobanê on the day that the ISIS planned attack in Hesekê was prevented and added: "It seems that the successful operation of our forces disturbed the Turkish state."
• Burned body of a woman found in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish state killed 686 civilians and kidnapped 8,455 civilians in Afrin in 4 years. The fate of nearly half of the abducted remains unknown.