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• YPG to Bashur authorities: Stop accusing and provoking us! 

  The YPG released a statement on the allegations of the Ministry of Peshmerga accusing them of "attacking the peshmergas". The YPG said they "respect the autonomy of Bashur Kurdistan" and called for the "abandonment" of these agressive policies.
• SDF targets ISIS cell near Deir ez-Zor 

  The SDF has once again smashed an ISIS cell in the vicinity of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria. An ISIS member with weapons and equipment has been arrested.
• Turkish forces kidnap 7 civilians in Gire Spi 

  The Turkish regime forces have abducted 7 people from the occupied Gire Spi city.
• 25 NGOs in NE Syria call for action against Turkey’s crimes 

  25 non-governmental organizations issued a joint statement against the crimes of the Turkish state in Afrin. Organizations called for action to stop Turkey's ethnic genocide.
• Emine Osê: Turkish attacks on Ain Issa serious 

  Emine Osê, deputy co-chair of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria, said that the Turkish state's attacks on Ain Issa are serious, planned and approved by Russia.
• Mercenaries attempt to take control of part of M4 Highway 

  Mercenaries linked to the Turkish state attempted to occupy and take over the M4 Highway.
• Call for the establishment of an international court against ISIS 

  Ambassadors and international human rights organizations called for the establishment of an international court to prosecute ISIS gangs.
• Clash between SDF and occupation forces in Ain Issa 

  Reports of violent clashes in the wake of Turkish forces’ attempt to infiltrate Ain Issa region.
• People protest against the KDP in Qamishlo 

  People in Qamishlo protested against the policies of the KDP and its aggression against guerrilla forces in South Kurdistan (Bashur).
• People of Ain Issa: We will not leave our houses and lands 

  People of Ain Issa responded to the attacks of the invading Turkish state, saying; “No matter how intense the attacks become, we will not leave our lands and homes. These lands belong to us, not to the Turkish state.’’
• YPG announces martyrdom of its fighter Tekoşer Afrin 

  The YPG Press Center announced that his fighter Tekoşer Afrin fell as a martyr in Aleppo on 12 December 2020.
• SDF foils invading forces' infiltration attempt in Ain Issa 

  The invading Turkish state attempted to infiltrate Ain Issa. SDF fighters intervened to defeat the invading infiltration attempt.
• Turkish army attacks villages in Shera, Afrin 

  The Turkish army and allied mercenaries continue their attacks on North-East Syria in an attempt to invade the entire region in violation of international law but enjoying worldwide silence.
• Young Iraqi refugee killed in Hol Camp 

  In the Hol internment and refugee camp near Hesekê, an Iraqi refugee was shot dead by unknown persons.
• SDF commander in Ain Issa: We are prepared to respond to attacks 

  Attacks on the town of Ain Issa in northern Syria continue unabated even after the agreement to establish joint observation posts in the region. Meanwhile, the Syriac Military Council reports another infiltration attempt at Til Temir.
• SOHR reports ongoing clashes in rural Afrin 

  Fierce clashes continue in rural Afrin between gunmen from Rif Dimashq and Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, leaving casualties.
• Clashes between Turkey’s mercenaries in Jindires, Afrin 

  Fighting has again broken out among mercenary groups in Turkish-occupied Afrin in northern Syria. Heavy weapons have been used in the fighting in the district of Jindires, and reports are coming through of casualties.
• SOHR: Turkish border guards killed 460 Syrian civilians 

  In 2020, SOHR documented the death of 19 civilians who were killed by Turkish border guards, including five children and a woman.
• HRE fighter Ebdilhemid Ismail passes away 

  HRE fighter Ebdilhemid Ismail succumbed to illness in Shehba and was buried. Efrîn's liberation forces pay tribute to the fallen man's struggle, writing, "He proved that life has no meaning without fighting for freedom."
• One of the sisters injured in Dirbêsiyê blast dies 

  Six-year-old Zilan lost her life while her sister, two-year-old Leylan remains under treatment.
• 'The Turkish state seized both our business and our trees' 

  E.K. had to leave Afrin under the pressure of the Turkish state. She spoke about the crimes of the Turkish state and emphasized that her only wish is the liberation of Afrin.
• Object explosion in Dirbêsiyê wounds two sisters 

  Two girls were injured following the explosion of an object while they were playing in the district of Dirbêsiyê in the Hesekê Canton.
• Explosion in Dirbêsiyê 

  Explosion in Dirbêsiyê, wounded reported.
• SDF capture 3 ISIS mercenaries in Deir Ez-Zor 

  The SDF Press Center announced that three mercenaries were caught in an operation against ISIS mercenaries carried out in Deir Ez-Zor.
• Tribal leaders from Ain Issa and Gire Spi express support for SDF 

  Tribal leaders from Ain Issa and Gire Spi announced that they stand with the SDF against the Turkish state.