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• Martyrs’ families in Raqqa condemned Turkish threats 

  Families of martyrs from Raqqa held a press conference to condemn the Turkish state’s threats.
• March in Serêkaniyê against Turkish threats 

  “Erdogan, murderer of children, is attacking once again the Northern Syrian Revolution because the resistance led by the youth is rising.”
• People of Tirbespiyê defend Democratic Nation Project 

  After the struggle of the Syrian peoples to achieve their basic rights, for a period of time, a free and democratic system called democratic nation project has been developing.
• YPG: 2422 Turkish soldiers and mercenaries killed in 2018 

  YPG Press Office announced that 2422 members of the occupant Turkish army and allied mercenaries were killed during 2018 while 544 YPG fighters were martyred.
• Sheikh Maqsoud Martyrs’ Families Council on hunger strike 

  The action has been launched to demand the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• SDF confiscates large amounts of ISIS ammunition in Hajin 

  SDF fighters are dealing further blows on ISIS in Hajin region.
• Young people visited human shields in Serêkaniyê 

  Serêkaniyê people have been carrying out a human shield action for the past two weeks.
• Vigil in Manbij against Turkish occupation threats 

  Manbij people began a Vigil in the neighborhood of Al-Hazawne with the slogan "No to Turkey occupation”.
• Turkish-backed gangs clash: 26 dead 

  The SOHR announced that there are many casualties in clashes between the “National Liberation Front” and Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham gangs.
• Committee to unite Kurdish political parties formed in Rojava 

  KNK Rojava branch established a committee to unite all Kurdish political parties against the threats of occupation against North and East Syria.
• Manbij residents: We will not accept Turkish occupation 

  The Turkish state, in order to postpone a possible military operation in Idlib, is now targeting Manbij in north of Syria. The people of Manbij believe that the Turkish state is looking for chaos, and said that they will not accept Turkish occupation.
• Day 15 of human shield action in Serêkaniyê 

  People in Serêkaniyê have reached day 15 of their human shields protest.
• 15th day of human shield action in Kobane 

  The human shield activists in Kobane continue their demonstration with high morale on day 15 despite the cold and the rain.
• New Year’s celebrations in Raqqa 

  Citizens of Raqqa celebrated the new year and wished for peace and stability in the region.
• ISIS weapons and ammunition seized in Hajin 

  SDF fighters have seized weapons and ammunition from ISIS gangs in Hajin.
• People of Hesekê reject Turkish threats 

  The response and rejection of the people of the region to the threats of occupation of Northern and Eastern Syria by the Turkish state is growing.
• Shehba Council’s New Year Message 

  “Our hope for 2019 is the end of the tragedy lived by the Syrian people, and peace.”
• SDF protected the peoples of Syria in 2018 

  The SDF fighters managed to liberate the city of Raqqa in 2017 and endured their fight against ISIS in 2018. Various SDF components practiced a great resistance against the attacks by the Turkish state and affiliated mercenaries.
• Turkey’s “Manbij Representative” turns out a fraud 

  The man the Turkish state has accepted as the representative of the people in Syria turned out to be a fraud using a fake name.
• Autonomous Administration sent New Year Message 

  “We wish a happy new year to all Syrian peoples and all peoples of the world. A special happy new year to the Syrian Christians.”
• Kindergarten in Derik named after Sara Mustafa 

  Little Sara Mustafa was killed in an attack of the Turkish army on November 1st, 2018.
• Defend the women’s revolution in Rojava! 

  A video campaign has been launched following a Jineology call to defend the Rojava Women’s Revolution.
• Three mercenaries killed in Afrin 

  An action by Afrin Liberation Forces left three mercenaries dead and two others wounded in Jindires, Afrin.
• MSD co-chair talks about the only solution to the Syrian crisis 

  MSD co-chair Emine Omer evaluated the year 2018 in North and Eastern Syria and said: “The only force that has a project to resolve the Syrian crisis is the MSD. We are trying to spread this project to entire Syria,” Omer added.
• Arab delegation from Raqqa visits Kobanê 

  More than 700 Arabs from Raqqa visited the action tent in Kobanê, as the actions became widespread.