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• More civilians kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and mercenary groups under Turkish control continue targeting civilians in the occupied regions in North and East Syria.
• PYD urges Masrour Barzani to “stop legitimizing Turkey” 

  The PYD urged the Kurdistan Regional Government’s PM Masrour Barzani to stop “legitimizing the Turkish state” and to keep its distance from it “before it's too late”.
• PYD says Damascus government's accusations against Autonomous Administration deepen crisis 

  The PYD said that the Damascus government's accusations against the Autonomous Administration deepened the crisis.
• Families asking for the bodies of fallen guerrillas on day 48 of protest at Sêmalka 

  For 48 days, relatives of fallen guerrillas have been protesting at the Sêmalka border crossing in Rojava, demanding that the South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP hand over the bodies of guerrilla fighters killed in an ambush by its forces.
• Children in Kobanê demonstrate for their rights and against war 

  Children demonstrated for their rights and against war with a protest march through Kobanê. The occasion was the Children's Rights Day.
• Tortured body of an elderly civilian found in Jindires, Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and mercenary groups under Turkish control continue targeting civilians in the occupied regions in North and East Syria.
• Turkish MIT kidnaps six people in Afrin 

  Turkish MIT (Secret Services) kidnapped 6 people between 50 and 70 in the district of Raco in occupied Afrin.
• SDF commander Baz Cindirês: We will defend our lands together with our people 

  The Turkish regime is trying to compensate for its so far failed invasion of South Kurdistan with an attack on the autonomous region of northeast Syria. SDF commander Baz Cindirês explains that the region will be defended together with the population.
• Turkish-affiliated mercenaries kidnap more civilians in occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and mercenary groups under Turkish control continue targeting civilians in the occupied regions in North and East Syria.
• New attacks target Shehba, Afrin and Manbij 

  Mortar shells fired from the Turkish occupation zone in northern Syria hit residential areas in Shehba, Afrin and Manbij late on Friday evening. The village of Ziyaret, where the Veger refugee camp is located, was also bombed.
• Refugees in Heseke face tough winter as international organisations offer no help 

  International aid organisations are not supporting the refugee camps that the Autonomous Administration established for people who were forced to migrate from the occupied regions.
• Martyrs' families enter 47th day of action at Semalka border 

  Today marks the 47th day of the action launched by the families of the martyrs in Semalka. The families call the KDP to deliver the bodies of the guerrillas fallen as a result of a KDP ambush.
• Shells target Turkey-occupied Afrin today 

  Eight shells were fired at the city center of Turkey-occupied Afrin today. It was unclear who fired the shells.
• Father and son kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and mercenary groups under Turkish control continue targeting civilians in the occupied regions in North and East Syria.
• Kindergartens opened by Kongreya Star help children grow up in a healthy environment 

  Kongreya Star’s Aleppo Office continues to open kindergartens to reduce the burden of working women and to help children grow up in a healthy environment.
• Kobane people take to streets: “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan!” 

  Kobane people took to the streets with the slogan “Time for Freedom for Leader Abdullah Öcalan”.
• People of Raqqa vow to expand the struggle against Turkish invasion 

  The people of Raqqa said they would continue standing alongside the SDF against the Turkish state on the battle fronts.
• "The KDP is afraid, that's why it won't give us the bodies" 

  For 44 days, relatives of fallen guerrillas have been protesting at the Sêmalka border crossing in Rojava, demanding that the South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP hand over the bodies of guerrilla fighters killed in ambushes by its forces.
• Turkey continues its water war against Northern Syria 

  The Turkish state has been systematically preventing the regular Euphrates water flow into Northern Syria for 296 days.
• Al Hewas and Afadile tribes leaders call on young people to return to their country 

  Opinion leaders of the Al Hewas and Afadile tribes in North-East Syria called on Syrian refugees to return to Rojava, where "a new system is being built."
• 120 more olive trees cut down in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The occupying Turkish state is continuing to plunder the resources of Afrin. 120 more olive trees have been cut down in the city centre for sale.
• People take to the streets demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  People took to the streets demanding freedom for Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Two more civilians kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  The Turkish forces and mercenary groups under Turkish control continue targeting civilians in the occupied regions in North and East Syria.
• Syrian woman severely beaten by Turkish forces near the border 

  A Syrian woman was severely beaten by the Turkish forces and left in the border area.
• Members of Self-Defence Forces call for participation in the fight against attacks  

  Male and female fighters of the North and East Syrian Self-Defence Forces said that self-defence remains vital to protect the peoples of the region from the continued attacks of the occupying Turkish army and its mercenaries.