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• Young women: SDF is the only force that protects us 

  The youth, as the leading figures of society, stand in the very front rank in the struggle against Turkish invasion.
• Child wounded by Turkish soldiers in Rojava waiting for treatment 

  13-year-old Abdullah Berzan was shot by Turkish soldiers while playing in Rojava and has been paralyzed ever since. He has been waiting for one and a half years for an opportunity for treatment.
• Occupation forces attack a village of Til Temir 

  The bombardment is reported to be continuing.
• Two soldiers killed as HRE hit Turkish military base in Afrin 

  The action by HRE units in Afrin's Shera district left at least two soldiers dead and three others wounded.
• Flight and despair in the paintings of an 14-year-old from Afrin 

  14-year-old Rewşen had to flee from Afrin with her family two years ago. The talented artist draws the suffering of war, occupation and flight not only on canvas, but also on the walls of destroyed houses.
• Returnees arrested by Turkey’s SNA gangs with false accusations 

  Aiming a demographic change in the occupied areas, the Turkish forces and allied gangs are arresting the civilians who have been displaced by the recent attacks and want to return home now.
• Syriac women: Turkey targets not only Kurds but all peoples 

  Syriac women in Heseke said that Turkey’s current aggression on northern Syria was a continuation of the Ottoman genocides of Armenians, Assyrians, Syriacs and Chaldeans.
• Massive funeral for SDF Commander Sîpan Efrîn in Derîk 

  "Today we bid farewell to a great commander here, a commander who played a leading role against Erdoğan and his gangs, and confronted all kinds of treason, said the Spokesperson of the YPG.
• Turkish forces attack the populated Tal Rifat town in Shehba 

  The attack endangers the lives of many civilians residing in the town.
• Northern Syria: Situation of IDPs deteriorates 

  With the onset of winter, the health situation of internally displaced persons in northern Syria has deteriorated. Support from international aid organisations continues to be lacking.
• Camp built for displaced people of Girê Spî in Tal Samin 

  The autonomous administration of North and East Syria has opened a camp for people from Girê Spî seeking protection in Tal Samin near Raqqa.
• Christians in Til Temir celebrate Christmas 

  Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ across North and East Syria.
• Mammography center opened in Qamishlo 

  The Kurdish Red Crescent has opened a centre for early detection of breast cancer in Qamishlo. It is the first mammography practice in northern and eastern Syria. The treatment is free of charge.
• Christmas celebrated in Tirbêsbiyê 

  Emphasis was laid on the unity of the peoples of North-East Syria against those attacking and invading their lands.
• Letter to Ceren Güneş from a female companion 

  Doctor Ceren Güneş fought as an internationalist in Rojava and died in November in the resistance against the Turkish invasion on the front of Serêkaniyê/Til Temir. The following letter was written by a companion of hers.
• Farewell to two martyrs in Tabqa 

  People of northern Syria continue to bid farewell to their martyrs.
• "To be worthy of my daughter and her struggle" 

  "Of course it's hard when a part of you dies but I was prepared for it. We are aware that the price is very high. I will follow their path. I now bear the responsibility of living up to my daughter and the other martyrs,” says the mother of a YPJ fighter.
• SDF reports accelerated preparations by occupation forces 

  Turkish forces and allied gangs have continued their attacks in an attempt to expand their occupation zone and force the local people to leave the area.
• Sixty-year-old arrested on return to Serêkaniyê 

  Sixty-year-old Eyşê Ehmed returned to her village near Serêkaniyê after fleeing the Turkish attacks. There she was arrested by jihadists and placed under house arrest.
• Turkish forces attack villages of Gire Spi 

  Turkey’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria has continued since October 9.
• Afrin students in Shehba entered exam period 

  Some 3,000 primary and middle school students who were forced to emigrate from Afrin to Shehba following the attacks of the invading Turkish state, are studying in 67 schools in Ehdas, Banîs, Til Rifat and Shêrawa.
• Farewell to Internal Security Forces fighter in Dirbesiye 

  Speakers vowed to follow in the footsteps of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives defending their lands and people.
• SDF fighters repel attack on M4 highway 

  Attempts to occupy the strategically important M4 highway continue.
• Civilian defense in response to invasion 

  With the Turkish invasion of northern and eastern Syria, the Civilian Defense Forces have assumed a particularly important role in protecting the population. ANF spoke to members of these autonomously organised structures.
• SDF: Attacks by occupation forces continue 

  The Turkish army and allied savage jihadists have been trying to invade northern Syria in a genocidal campaign ongoing since October 9.