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• People of Tirbespiye protest against the isolation of Öcalan 

  Demonstrators called on NGOs, human rights organisations and everyone who demands peace to support the region’s people against the invaders, and to take action in order for the isolation of Öcalan to come to an end.”
• Turkish occupied village turned into military headquarters 

  Troops have been deployed in all buildings in the village, including the school, which were turned into military positions.
• Women refugees in Hesekê dream of returning home 

  At least 300,000 people were forcibly displaced following the Turkish state occupation attacks against northern and eastern Syria.
• Over 380,000 dead in Syria war, since 2011 

  More than 380,000 people have been killed in Syria, since 2011 when the civil war began, said the Syrian Human Rights Observatory.
• Number of IDPs in the Washokani camp exceeds six thousand 

  Another 500 people who were displaced by the Turkish invasion of Northern Syria have been accommodated n the Washokani camp near Hesekê. Hundreds of thousands of refugees are still without international support.
• HRE annual balance sheet: 621 members of occupation forces killed 

  In the fight against the occupation of Afrin, 486 jihadists and 135 members of the Turkish military or secret service MIT were killed in HRE actions last year. Nine members of the resistance group were killed.
• “Demographic Change” – a modern term for Genocide 

  The Xabûr region, which stretches from Serêkaniyê along the Xabûr River southwards via Til Temir to Haseke, has been under fire again since 9 October 2019.
• SOHR reports ongoing violations against civilians in Afrin 

  The factions attempt to force the remaining people in Afrin to leave their areas as a part of carrying out the demographic change which the Turkish Intelligence seeks to implement, confirms SOHR.
• ISIS women who fled Hol Camp captured by YAT in Heseke 

  Three ISIS women with Russian citizenship who had escaped with their children from the Hol Camp in northeastern Syria were caught in a special SDF operation. The women were planning to depart for Turkey.
• Syrian forces bomb vicinity of Turkish observation post in Idlib 

  Surroundings of a Turkish observation post in Maar Hattat in rural Maarat al-Numan was also bombed.
• People of Gire Spi protest against occupation forces 

  People in Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) staged a protest calling for the Turkish-backed gangs to leave the city.
• SDF balance sheet of war and resistance for 2019 

  In 2019, our forces brought an end to the reign of terror of the ISIS terrorist organization and their enslavement of the people in the region, said the SDF.
• Turkish forces and mercenaries attack villages of Ain Issa 

  Turkey’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law has continued since October 9.
• Afrin: A small terrorist state in the name of Islam? 

  TEV-DEM warns that Turkey wants to make a small terrorist state out of Afrin in the name of Islam. The occupied area in northern Syria is meant to become a centre where terrorists are trained and sent out into the world.
• Mine explosion in Shehba kills two relatives from Afrin 

  The two men had been displaced from Afrin’s Jindires district by the Turkish invasion.
• People of Gire Spi protest for the withdrawal of invaders 

  People in Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) staged a protest calling for the Turkish-backed gangs to leave the city.
• Kobane people attacked for protesting the patrol of invaders 

  The residents who were attacked with tear gas while protesting the Turkish forces, responded with stones.
• 2 Turkish-backed jihadists killed in HRE operations 

  HRE reports continued operations against the occupation forces in Afrin territory.
• People stone Russia-Turkey joint patrol 

  In the village of Çariqlî people stoned the Turkish state panzers when they passed through.
• Manbij opens its doors to people fleeing Turkish attacks 

  The families, who were subjected to forced migration from Girê Spî and Serêkaniyê, found a great example of solidarity in Manbij.
• Turkish army and mercenaries kidnap 20 people in Girê Spî 

  The occupying Turkish soldiers and mercenaries raided houses in the villages of Zêdî and Salhiye in Siluk, Girê Spî, and kidnapped at least 20 civilians.
• Turkish forces and mercenaries attack villages in Shera, Afrin 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria has continued since October 9 in violation of international law and in spite of so-called ceasefire agreements.
• People of Siluk rise up against invasion 

  The Turkish state launched a military offensive on October 9 to invade northern Syria together with ISIS and al-Nusra remnants.
• Tal Rifat: New Year gifts for injured children 

  New Year is a time in the Middle East when "Santa Claus" brings presents in many households. This is also the case in Northern Syria. The psychological support committee has distributed gifts to injured children.
• HRE hits occupation forces in al-Bab and Azaz 

  HRE said that their operations against the Turkish army troops and allied mercenary groups in and around Afrin continued unabated.