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• Syriac Radio opens in Qamishlo 

  Programs will be in Syriac, Assyrian and Chaldean languages. Various programs will be broadcasted in Arabic as well.
• One civilian falls martyr as Turkey bombs Afrin and Shehba 

  One civilian fell martyr in the intense bombardment carried out by the invading Turkish state and mercenaries in Afrin and Shehba.
• HRE: 22 Turkish-backed jihadists killed in Shehba 

  HRE commemorated their martyred comrades Dilpak Efrin, Nemir Efrin and Bakur Efrin and all other martyrs and repeated their promise to increase the struggle against the occupation.
• Women campaign against drug use in Raqqa 

  Less than two weeks ago, the Women's Council of Raqqa launched a campaign for drug prevention and education. The focus is on educational lectures, which deal primarily with the effects of drug use on society.
• More refugees from Idlib reach Manbij 

  More than 200 families from the province of Idlib have now reached the self-governing city of Manbij. SDF Commander Mazlum Abdi Kobanê appealed to the displaced persons at the end of December, that the doors of the region were open to people from Idlib.
• "Better a hard life in camp than the Turkish occupation" 

  Almost 7,000 people now live in the Washokani camp, which was built for displaced persons from the Turkish occupation zone. For most of them the difficult conditions are the same. "In any case it is better than a life under occupation", they say.
• Civilian from Afrin murdered after ransom payment 

  In Afrin, the body of a civilian who was kidnapped by pro-Turkish militias four months ago has been found. The man from Rajo was apparently executed immediately after payment of the demanded ransom.
• Violence in Hol Camp on the increase, warns administration 

  The Hol Camp, where families with ISIS are held, is located some 45 kilometers east of Hesekê and continues to represent a threat to the whole world.
• Occupation forces attack a village in Shera, Afrin 

  Attacks against northern Syria have been increased recently.
• Occupation forces attack M4 and north of Aleppo 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria has continued since October 9 in violation of international law.
• HRE: Three jihadists killed, two others injured in Shera, Afrin 

  A vehicle of the Faylaq al-Sham mercenaries was destroyed in the countryside of Afrin’s Shera district.
• Ten Syrian soldiers killed in attack by Turkish-backed militias 

  Ten soldiers were killed in an attack by Turkish-backed groups on Syrian army positions in Shehba. Four jihadists were killed in the ensuing battles.
• Trees cut down and mercenary families from Idlib settled in Afrin 

  The Turkish invasion of Afrin has left two years behind. During this period of time, the Turkish state and allied mercenaries have committed numerous crimes and massacres.
• Turkey sets up new military points in Idlib countryside 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal offensive seeking to invade North and East Syria has continued since October 9 in violation of international law.
• North Syrian economy in the sights of the Turkish state 

  Agriculture is one of the most important bases for survival in northern and eastern Syria. In many areas agriculture has come to a complete standstill due to the attacks of the Turkish state.
• Abulkarim Omar: Hol Camp is a time bomb 

  During his visit to Finland, Abdulkarim Omar, the foreign policy representative of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, warned that the Hol Camp, where ISIS women and are children held, is a time bomb.
• Evin Cuma: Occupiers are reproducing ISIS violence 

  The Jazira District Human Rights Organization continues to document human rights violations in the city.
• People of Til Rifat protest Turkish massacres 

  The councils of Til Rifat and Afrin condemn the Turkish state’s massacres and occupation attacks in northern Syria.
• Displaced people from Rojava return from South Kurdistan 

  Thousands of people have fled from the Turkish invasion troops from Northern Syria to South Kurdistan last year. So far about 5,000 people have returned to Rojava. Today another group returned via the Sêmalka border crossing.
• Assyrian twins: We are resisting the grandchildren of Ottomans 

  “We are resisting the grandchildren of the Ottomans who massacred our ancestors. We have sworn to avenge them. We are the grandchildren of the survivors. We will never allow a Turkish occupation,” say Assyrian twins on the frontline in northern Syria.
• Three-month balance of the occupation of Girê Spî 

  In the three months since the occupation of the northern Syrian city of Girê Spî, the Turkish state, together with its SNA mercenaries, has committed serious human rights violations: a dossier on the situation on the ground.
• 3 sergeants killed as HRE hits Turkish forces in Afrin 

  A base of the Turkish army in Gobele village of the Shera district was targeted by HRE forces.
• Turkish-backed mercenaries kidnap civilian in Girê Spî 

  Mercenaries linked to the invading Turkish state injured and kidnapped a civilian in Girê Spî after raiding his house in the village of El Hewic.
• Villages of Afrin and Shehba under attack 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal attacks seeking to invade North and East Syria has continued since October 9 in violation of international law and in spite of so-called ceasefire deals.
• Clash among Turkey’s mercenaries reported in Serekaniye 

  The fighting continues in the Mihede neighborhood.