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• Mercenaries besiege villages and kidnap citizens in Afrin 

  Mercenaries linked to the occupying Turkish state have surrounded some villages in Afrin since the beginning of December and kidnapped dozens of residents. The invaders do not allow the entrance and exit from the villages under siege.
• Women from Deir ez-Zor: Erdoğan must be brought to justice 

  Call for justice amidst ever-increasing genocidal attacks of the Turkish state and allied mercenaries against North-East Syria.
• "Urgent action must be taken against Turkey’s attacks" 

  Gilo Isa, a member of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party Central Committee, said that urgent action should be taken against the attacks of the Turkish state.
• People of Ain Issa: We will not leave our land 

  The people of Ain Issa are under attack by the Turkish state, yet they emphasize that no attack will keep them away from their land.
• Villages near Ain Issa under attack 

  The villages of Misherfa and Jahbel near Ain Issa in northern Syria are attacked by the Turkish army and jihadist mercenaries with heavy weapons.
• Resistance in Ain Issa continues, says Commander Ekaş 

  "We will respond to the attacks, we will not allow the enemy to enter our land," said Emmar Ekaş, one of the commanders in Ain Issa.
• Young women join the SDF to defend their land 

  Young women who joined the SDF forces to protect their lands said that they are determined to expel the enemy from Rojava.
• SOHR reports clash between Turkish-backed factions in Serekaniye 

  Al-Hamzah Division” arrests member of “Al-Mu’tasem Brigade”, triggering clashes in Serekaniye.
• War crimes in Afrin: Civilian tied to a vehicle and dragged  

  Hundreds of people have been abducted by jihadists from villages in the Mabeta district of Afrin on orders from Turkish intelligence. One civilian was dragged for kilometers behind a vehicle with a rope attached to his neck.
• Ain Issa: "We have always been united and will remain so" 

  As the fighters keep resisting in Ain Issa, which is under the attack of Turkey and gangs, the people carry out a protest in front of a base of Russian troops, which have remained silent on the invasion attempt.
• Schools in Zirgan under attack 

  The attacks by the Turkish forces are directed in particular against the civilian population in northern Syria. In Zirgan, schools in particular are also coming under fire.
• MSD: Turkish aggression dispels hopes and endeavors to end war 

  MSD condemned the intensified Turkish attacks, affirmed SDF's legitimate right to defend the land and prevent Turkish occupation. MSD called on Russia and US to stop the attacks, warning against the consequences of this aggression.
• 150 civilians kidnapped in Mirkan village of Afrin 

  The Turkish state and its gangs kidnapped 150 civilians in the village of Mirkan in occupied Afrin
• Call from Ain Issa: Break your silence on Turkey’s attacks 

  The women who participate in the ongoing vigil protest in Ain Issa called on the international community and Russia to speak out against the attacks of the Turkish state.
• Co-chair of El-Kuber Village Council dies in explosion 

  Mihemed Xelef El-Necim, co-chair of El-Kuber Village Council in the west of Deir Ez-zor, lost his life as a result of the detonation of an explosive device which hit his car.
• Fifteen intensive care ventilators arrive in Qamishlo  

  Fifteen devices for intensive care ventilation therapy for Covid 19 patients arrived in Qamishlo at the beginning of the week.
• Protests in Rojava against attacks on Ain Issa 

  Demonstrations have taken place in Qamişlo, Tirbespiyê, Til Berak and Raqqa against the occupation attacks by Turkish Islamist occupation forces against Ain Issa.
• Fighting erupts in Ain Issa amid ongoing Turkish attacks 

  Ain Issa has been targeted by increasingly ongoing attacks of the Turkish army and allied mercenaries.
• PYNK:Silence contributes to the attacks of Turkey and mercenaries 

  PYNK condemned the invading Turkish state's attacks on Ain Issa town and surrounding villages and called on the international community to take practical steps and put an end to Erdogan's attack in the region, especially in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• “Russia is ceding Til Temir to the Turkish state” 

  Til Temir residents said that Russia ceded the region to the Turkish state.
• Activists from Raqqa and Ain Issa: We stand behind SDF 

  More people are expressing their support for the Syrian Democratic Forces amidst the increasingly ongoing attacks of the Turkish state and allied mercenaries against Ain Issa and other regions of North-East Syria.
• SDF: 6 terrorists arrested in two separate operations 

  SDF special forces and security forces carried out two special operations against ISIS sleeper cells on December 12.
• SDF commander: 12 killed, a vehicle destroyed in Ain Issa 

  Ziyad Heleb, one of the SDF commanders, who evaluated the attacks of the Turkish state and its gangs against Ain Issa in the past days, said that a vehicle was destroyed and 12 gang members were killed.
• German and Finnish delegations visit NE Syria 

  Delegations from Germany and Finland visited the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and met officials.
• People of Dirbêsiyê in solidarity with SDF 

  Opinion leaders, intellectuals and political parties in Dirbêsiyê, Hesekê called on everyone who stands for humanity to stand against the attacks of the Turkish state.