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• Vigil at Semalka enters fourth month with great resolve 

  The Semalka activists vowed that they would continue their protest action until they received the bodies of the martyrs.
• SDF carried out 115 operations against ISIS in 2021 

  Successful counterterrorism stings and security operations against ISIS in 2021.
• Invaders cut down 700 more olive trees in Afrin 

  The Turkish-backed occupation forces cut down about 700 olive trees in the Sherawa district of Afrin, north-eastern Syria.
• Ten Russian air raids hit various areas in Idlib 

  Russian fighter jets continue to escalate bombardment on the “de-escalation” zone for the third consecutive day, targeting various areas of Idlib province.
• Vigil of martyrs’ families at Semalka leaves 3 months behind 

  For 90 days, relatives of martyrs have been demanding at the northern Syrian border crossing of Semalka that the bodies of fallen guerrilla fighters be handed over by South Kurdistan’s ruling party, KDP.
• Death toll in Turkish drone attack in Kobanê rises to 6 

  Mesûd Îbrahim succumbed to his injuries last night in the hospital in Manbij. The young activist is the sixth victim of the Turkish drone attack on the youth movement in Kobanê.
• Gulistan Gulo: Women are the leading force in Rojava 

  Gulistan Gulo was nine years old when she met Abdullah Öcalan in 1991 in the Bekaa Valley. Like all members of the Gulo family, she is closely associated with the Kurdish liberation movement. Today she is active in Kongra Star in Qamishlo.
• Turkish army and its mercenaries hit villages of Shehba Canton 

  The Turkish army and its mercenaries hit the villages of Shehba Canton with heavy weapons.
• New Year in Hol Camp begins with a killing 

  The new year in Hol Camp in Northeast Syria has begun with another murder. The body of a man who had been shot four times in the head was found in the section for internally displaced Syrians.
• Occupation forces bomb town hall compound in Zirgan 

  Turkey, together with its jihadist allies, continues its attacks on the town of Zirgan in northern Syria. On New Year's Day, the town hall compound was bombed and one building was massively damaged.
• Vigil of martyrs’ families at Semalka leaves 89 days behind 

  For 89 days, relatives of martyrs have been demanding at the northern Syrian border crossing of Semalka that the bodies of fallen guerrilla fighters be handed over by South Kurdistan’s ruling party, KDP.
• The Turkish state and its mercenaries attack villages of Shera  

  The Turkish state and its mercenaries are hitting the villages of Shera with howitzers.
• YPJ General Command issues message for New Year 

  The YPJ General Command said in its New Year's message that they are ready to fulfil all their responsibilities "for a free and dignified life".
• Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement pays tribute to young activists killed by a Turkish drone 

  Members of the Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement commemorated young activists who were killed in the massacre carried out by the Turkish state in Kobanê last Saturday.
• Displaced residents of Serekaniye protest against Turkish war crimes 

  Serekaniye people, who were displaced by the Turkish state, held a march at Washukani Camp in protest at invasion attacks and war crimes.
• PYD: Let's build a democratic Syria in 2022 

  In its New Year greeting, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) wished that the Syrian civil war would end, and a democratic Syria would be built in 2022.
• Turkish-backed gangs kidnap 4 civilians in occupied Afrin 

  The gangs backed by the invading Turkish state reportedly kidnapped 4 civilians from a village in Sherawa district of Afrin.
• Brother of Martyr Cûdî: KDP cannot break our will! 

  Newaf İbrahim, elder brother of Martyr Serdem Cûdî, voiced reaction to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), saying, “Closure of border crossings cannot break our will.”
• SDF foils another occupation attempt in Ain Issa 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces have once again foiled an attempted infiltration by Turkish occupation forces in Ain Issa. This is the third major attack on the affected village since the beginning of the month.
• Balance sheet of invasion attacks against Til Temir and Zirgan 

  The invading Turkish state and its mercenaries shelled Til Temir and Zirgan with more than 50 mortars. The Turkish shelling left 2 women and a child dead, 5 others injured.
• Omar: In 2022 the Autonomous Administration will expand social diplomacy and dialogue work 

  The co-chair of the Foreign Affair Relations office of the Northern and Eastern Syria Autonomous Administration, Abdulkarim Omar, has announced an expansion of social diplomacy and dialogue with the states of the Middle East for the year 2022.
• Turkish attack kills 3 in Zirgan 

  Thursday's attacks on Zirgan killed 3 civilians and injured 5 others as the Turkish army and allied mercenaries have intensified their attacks on the town east of Serêkaniyê and Til Temir.
• People in Hol protest Turkish state attacks against Northern and Eastern Syria 

  The attacks of the Turkish state against Northern and Eastern Syria were protested with a march in the district of Hol, and a message of struggle against the occupation was given.
• Attack on SDF patrol foiled in Deir ez-Zor 

  The SDF were able to foil an armed attack on one of their patrols in the eastern Syrian district of Deir ez-Zor. One of the attackers was killed, another managed to escape.
• Emine Osê: The Autonomous Administration is preparing itself for 2022 

  Emine Osê, deputy co-chair of the Executive Council of the Northern and Eastern Syria Autonomous Administration, reports on the preparations for the new year. This involves protecting the region and finalizing the institutionalization of the system.