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• 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.
• Gangs backed by Turkey attack Efrîn with mortars 

  Gangs backed by the Turkish state have launched a mortar attack on Efrîn, hitting villages in Shera district.
• Northern Syrian Army being formed 

  Northern Syrian Defense Forces Commander General Siyabend Welat stated that they are organizing as the future Northern Syrian Army and that they will be trusted with border security as well.
• 1570 youths joined the SDF, YPG and YPJ in one month 

  In Syrian Democratic Forces controlled liberated areas of Syria, Arab youth is joining the defence forces in increasing numbers every day.
• Hesen Qamishlo: The attacks will not hinder us 

  Operation Cizire Storm nears its end and neither the threats of the Ba'ath regime nor the attacks by the ISIS are an obstacle, a prominent commander of Syrian Defence Forces says.
• Hunger strike for Öcalan in Efrîn 

  Two-day hunger strike has been launched in a village of Efrîn for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Museum of Martyrs to open in Manbij 

  The Committee of Martyrs’ Families, Manbij Civil Administration and Institution of Martyrs’ Families are working to open a Museum of Martyrs where belongings of martyrs will be collected.
• Military build-up by Turkish troops on Derik border 

  The invading Turkish army increasingly continues its activities along the border with Rojava, Western Kurdistan.
• Another group leaves Euphrates Shield gangs 

  Another group from the gang groups gathered under the name Euphrates Shield have sought refuge with the Manbij Military Council (MMC) under the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
• Foza Yusif: Assad’s accusation against Kurds serves Turkey 

  Northern Syrian Federation Executive Council Co-chair Foza Yusif stated that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s accusation against the Kurds serves the Turkish state and other parties that want the Syrian crisis to continue.
• Thousands rally for Öcalan in Efrin’s Cindires district 

  People took to the streets for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in Cindires district of Efrîn Canton.
• Kurdish reporter dies of his wounds suffered in Deir ez-Zor 

  Rizgar Adanmis, a Kurdish Reporter working for ANHA News Agency and Sterk TV, died of his wounds suffered in Deir ez-Zor.
• Democratic Federation’s response: Assad plays with fire 

  The Democratic Federation of Northern Syria Construction Assembly Board called on the peoples of Syria to join the SDF ranks at this stage more than ever.