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• 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.
• Teachers joined the human shield action in Serêkaniyê 

  The peoples of Northern and Eastern Syria continue their actions against the occupation threats issued by the Turkish state.
• Hundreds joined the human shield action in Kobanê  

  Speakers emphasized that the Turkish occupation plans will fail and that the liberated lands freed with the blood of the martyrs, would be defended.
• Turkish-led mercenaries attacked MMC positions 

  The so-called Euphrates Shield mercenaries, led by Turkey’s invading army, yesterday evening tired two separate attacks on the positions of the Manbij Military Council (MMC).
• Armed assault kills Deir ez-Zor Legislative Assembly Co-chair 

  Deir ez-Zor Legislative Assembly Co-chair Merwan El Fetih lost his life in an armed assault.
• SDF fighters repelled another Daesh attack in Hajin 

  “Whatever the attacks might be, and from wherever they might come from, we are ready to resist to the end,” said Ekin Rojava, a combatant of the YPJ.
• Internationalist Elefterya Hambi in Deir ez-Zor 

  The battle to free the last ISIS-occupied areas near Deir ez-Zor continues. Internationalists also take part in this fight. Elefterya Hambi reports in a short video message about the course of the battles.
• SDF: 71 ISIS members killed in Hajin 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces continue their offensive against the so-called Islamic State in Hajin. In the past 24 hours, 71 jihadists have been killed.
• Afrin IDPs: We will never leave our homeland 

  The displaced people of Afrin who have been forced to take shelter in IDP camps in Sherawa and Shehba due to Turkish occupation, condemned Erdogan’s threats to attack north and east Syria. “We will not leave our homeland” they said.
• SDF seizes ISIS explosives manufacturing facility in Hajin 

  SDF fighters advancing in Hajin have seized an explosives manufacturing facility of ISIS.
• “We will resist Turkish attacks as we resisted ISIS attacks” 

  The people of Hesekê joined the human shield action launched by Serêkaniyê people at the border.
• Flooding in Kobane 

  Floods have taken over the Kobane city center and villages following torrential rains in Rojava.
• YPG calls on Syrian government to stand against Turkish invasion 

  YPG announced that their forces will be focusing on the fight against ISIS on all the fronts in the east of the Euphrates.
• Human shield action in Gire Spi on day 14 

  The human shield action in Gire Spi continues on day 14. Today in the action grounds, Gire Spi Culture and Arts Center members put on a play. A committee from Tabqa and Raqqa showed support for the action.
• Families defend what has been achieved by Martyrs 

  The relatives of the martyrs of Kobanê expressed their view on the threats and said that the Turkish state's threats were aimed at spreading fear.
• Human Shield action in Kobanê reached day 10 

  The people of Serêkaniye, Kobanê, Gire Spi have mobilised against the threats issued by the Turkish state against Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Invaders kill woman in front of her child in Idlib 

  Occupation forces killed a woman from Idlib in front of her little daughter as she was attempting to cross the border.
• Opinion leaders from Derik call on the UN to act 

  Opinion leaders from Derik called on the UN and human rights organizations to fulfill their humanitarian duty against the Turkish threats against the Northern and Eastern Syrian territories, which have embraced thousands of migrants from Syria and Iraq.
• SDF rescues over 11.000 civilians in two weeks 

  According to the SOHR, the number of civilians fleeing ISIS gangs in Hajin has increased. Over 11.000 civilians have fled and sought refuge with the SDF in the last two weeks.
• “We don’t need anybody to save us” 

  The people of Gire Spi protested the Turkish state threats against Northern and Eastern Syrian territories and said Erdogan is looking to displace the peoples of the region.