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• Hunger strike for Öcalan in Efrîn 

  Kongreya Star has launched a hunger strike in the Efrîn region with the demand to receive information on the health of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Rojava Asayish announces 2017 report 

  Northern Syria-Rojava Asayish security forces have announced their report for 2017. Asayish said 2017 was a “successful year” and congratulated the new year for all peoples.
• Mastermind of Qamishli massacre killed in Deiz ez-Zor 

  The ISIS amir who planned Qamishli massacre in 2016 killed by YPG special forces in Deir ez-Zor.
• Attacks on Afrin in 2017 

  The Turkish military attacked the Afrin canton 576 times in 2017, killing dozens of civilians and causing major property damage to settlements.
• New year celebrated in Hesekê 

  New Year celebrations are taking place across the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.
• New year celebration in Tirbespiyê 

  Residents of Qamishlo’s Tirbespiyê district are celebrating the new year with a carnival.
• Turkey-backed gangs continue shelling Efrîn 

  YPG Press Office has released footage from clashes between YPG/YPJ fighters and gangs in Jandaris district of Efrîn.
• Youths rally for Öcalan in Efrîn 

  Hunders of young people staged a march under the lead of Rojava Youth’s Union (YCR) Shera organisation to demand freedom for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• 210 youths join SDF 

  210 youths joined Syrian Democratic Forces after completing their military training in Martyr Feysel Ebu Leyla Academy in Northern Syria.
• Suicide attack in Manbij kills two 

  Two members of security forces were killed in a suicide attack in Manbij, Northern Syria, on Friday.
• Efrîn Canton ready for the New Year 

  Efrîn Canton of Democratic Federation of Northern Syria is preparing for the New Year.
• Coalition: 1,000 ISIS members left in Iraq and Syria 

  There are about 1,000 ISIS members remaining in Iraq and Syria, the international coalition said.
• YPG declares 11th Regiment in Efrîn 

  YPG has declared the establishment of 11th Regiment in Efrîn Canton.
• Bishop of Deir ez-Zor and Hesekê: “We want peace in Syria” 

  Bishop of Deir ez-Zor and Hesekê Moris Emsih celebrated Christmas for the peoples of Syria and said, “We ask Messiah Christ the prophet of peace to bring prosperity to our people and all the believers and end wars.”
• Christmas message from military and political forces 

  Jaysh al-Thuwar and Syrian Democratic National Alliance celebrated Christmas and wished a new year of peace, brotherhood and co-existence, and an end to war.
• Christmas in Qamishlo 

  Christians in Qamishlo city of Democratic Federation of Northern Syria have celebrated Christmas on Monday.
• 71 prisoners released in Shehba 

  71 prisoners have been released in Shehba with the efforts of opinion leaders and Shehba Reconciliation Committee.
• Christmas in Hesekê Canton 

  Christians in Hesekê Canton have celebrated Christmas on Monday.
• Locals report increased Turkish military activity near Afrin 

  Turkey continues to deploy troops to the border area near Afrin canton.
• Turkish soldiers murder a farmer from Girê Spî 

  Soldiers of the invading Turkish army murdered a farmer in a village of west of Girê Spî.
• Thousands rally for Öcalan in Kobanê 

  Thousands joined a march for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Kobanê.
• YPG/YPJ fighters: We won’t allow anyone to invade our lands 

  As the Turkish army and affiliated gangs continue with their attacks on the countryside of Efrîn’s Shera district, YPG/YPJ fighters are mounting great resistance and inflicting heavy blows to gangs, saying that they won't allow an invasion of their lands.
• “Turkey deploys its gangs to Azaz and surroundings to fight us” 

  Efrîn countryside is being shelled by the Turkish army’s gangs positioned all around the city. The gangs are attacking with mortars.
• Öcalan’s portraits exhibited in Qamishlo 

  90 portraits by painter Hisên Elî have been exhibited at Mihemed Şêxo Culture and Arts Centre in Qamishlo city.
• Syrian victims of migration find shelter in Efrîn 

  People displaced from the areas controlled by the Ba'ath regime, Turkey, affiliated gangs or ISIS arrive in Efrîn seeking shelter.