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• 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.
• Turkey bombs another settlement in northern Syria 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against North-East Syria in an attempt to invade the entire region.
• People of Dirbêsiyê ready to defend their land 

  The northern Syrian city of Dirbêsiyê is threatened by a possible Turkish invasion. The people have built up their defense units. Berxwedan Korşit, one of the commanders of the units, announces resistance.
• Turkey attacks Ain Issa once again 

  The Turkish state once again attacked the west of Ain Issa and the M4 Highway.
• Activists at Semalka call on International Red Cross to help families recovering guerrillas' bodies 

  Once again, activists at Semalka border condemned the betrayal of the KDP and issued a new call to the International Red Cross asking the organisation to help families recover the bodies of their children.
• SDF Commander-In-Chief meets a delegation of the U.S. State Department 

  The U.S. delegation stressed the importance of maintaining the de-escalation and ceasefire agreement in the region and Syria in general, in addition to continuing efforts to achieve the enduring defeat of ISIS.
• Families of martyrs continue their vigil at Semalka border  

  Families of martyrs who have been waiting to be delivered the remains of their guerrilla children at the Semalka Border Gate for 41 days said that the KDP proved its cooperation with the Turkish state.
• Remembering the dead children of the cinema of Amûdê 

  On November 13, 1960, 282 Kurdish children died in the cinema of Amûdê while watching a movie in solidarity with the Algerian struggle for independence. The story is one of those deeply embedded in the collective memory.
• ISIS kills two Iraqis in Hol Camp 

  ISIS members stationed in the Hol Camp attacked in the early hours of Friday a reception department inside the camp and shot fire randomly at people.