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• People of Ain Issa: We will not leave our houses and lands 

  People of Ain Issa responded to the attacks of the invading Turkish state, saying; “No matter how intense the attacks become, we will not leave our lands and homes. These lands belong to us, not to the Turkish state.’’
• YPG announces martyrdom of its fighter Tekoşer Afrin 

  The YPG Press Center announced that his fighter Tekoşer Afrin fell as a martyr in Aleppo on 12 December 2020.
• SDF foils invading forces' infiltration attempt in Ain Issa 

  The invading Turkish state attempted to infiltrate Ain Issa. SDF fighters intervened to defeat the invading infiltration attempt.
• Turkish army attacks villages in Shera, Afrin 

  The Turkish army and allied mercenaries continue their attacks on North-East Syria in an attempt to invade the entire region in violation of international law but enjoying worldwide silence.
• Young Iraqi refugee killed in Hol Camp 

  In the Hol internment and refugee camp near Hesekê, an Iraqi refugee was shot dead by unknown persons.
• SDF commander in Ain Issa: We are prepared to respond to attacks 

  Attacks on the town of Ain Issa in northern Syria continue unabated even after the agreement to establish joint observation posts in the region. Meanwhile, the Syriac Military Council reports another infiltration attempt at Til Temir.
• SOHR reports ongoing clashes in rural Afrin 

  Fierce clashes continue in rural Afrin between gunmen from Rif Dimashq and Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, leaving casualties.
• Clashes between Turkey’s mercenaries in Jindires, Afrin 

  Fighting has again broken out among mercenary groups in Turkish-occupied Afrin in northern Syria. Heavy weapons have been used in the fighting in the district of Jindires, and reports are coming through of casualties.
• SOHR: Turkish border guards killed 460 Syrian civilians 

  In 2020, SOHR documented the death of 19 civilians who were killed by Turkish border guards, including five children and a woman.
• HRE fighter Ebdilhemid Ismail passes away 

  HRE fighter Ebdilhemid Ismail succumbed to illness in Shehba and was buried. Efrîn's liberation forces pay tribute to the fallen man's struggle, writing, "He proved that life has no meaning without fighting for freedom."
• One of the sisters injured in Dirbêsiyê blast dies 

  Six-year-old Zilan lost her life while her sister, two-year-old Leylan remains under treatment.
• 'The Turkish state seized both our business and our trees' 

  E.K. had to leave Afrin under the pressure of the Turkish state. She spoke about the crimes of the Turkish state and emphasized that her only wish is the liberation of Afrin.
• Object explosion in Dirbêsiyê wounds two sisters 

  Two girls were injured following the explosion of an object while they were playing in the district of Dirbêsiyê in the Hesekê Canton.
• Explosion in Dirbêsiyê 

  Explosion in Dirbêsiyê, wounded reported.
• SDF capture 3 ISIS mercenaries in Deir Ez-Zor 

  The SDF Press Center announced that three mercenaries were caught in an operation against ISIS mercenaries carried out in Deir Ez-Zor.
• Tribal leaders from Ain Issa and Gire Spi express support for SDF 

  Tribal leaders from Ain Issa and Gire Spi announced that they stand with the SDF against the Turkish state.
• SOHR: 16 killed in Serekaniye blast, including Turkish soldiers 

  A car-bomb explosion left 16 people dead in the Serekaniye city in northern Syria which is occupied by the Turkish army and allied mercenary groups.
• 15 more civilians kidnapped in Afrin 

  Crimes against civilians continue increasingly in the northern Syrian canton of Afrin which has been occupied by the Turkish army and allied mercenaries since March 2018.
• SOHR: Turkey deploys troops on M4 

  Turkish forces deploy troops on M4, on high alert in Jisr Al-Shughour, SOHR reports.
• Girê Spî Military Council: We will observe the ceasefire 

  Girê Spî Military Council said it will establish joint points to observe the ceasefire.
• Attack on village near Til Temir repulsed 

  The Syriac Military Council has repulsed an attack by Turkish mercenaries on the village of Um al-Kayf near Til Temir in northern Syria. Several mercenaries have been injured.
• Yazidi village in Afrin besieged by Turkish-backed mercenaries 

  The village of Basufane, inhabited by Yazidis, has been under the siege of mercenaries for 5 days.
• Turkey sells usurped Afrin olives to foreign markets 

  The Turkish state has sold Afrin olives seized by its forces to European countries.
• People resist despite the embargo on Shehba 

  The government of Damascus, which does not allow even basic food items to enter Shehba by closing all the gates leading to the canton, continues to implement its hostile policy towards Afrin IDPs.
• SDF, Moscow and Damascus reach an agreement on Ain Issa 

  SDF commanders and military officials from Russia and the Syrian government held a meeting in Ain Issa.