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• Syrian Democratic Council holds 4th congress in Raqqa 

  MSD 4th congress started in Raqqa with the participation of 400 delegates. Speaking at the congress, MSD co-chair Emîne Omer stated that a political solution in Syria would not be possible without the participation of the people.
• Heyva Sor a Kurd opens oncology hospital in Qamishlo  

  Heyva Sor a Kurd opened an oncology hospital in Qamishlo that will provide free service to patients.
• Internal Security Forces announce identities of 2 fighters who fell as martyrs in Hesekê and Manbij 

  Internal Security Forces announced the identity information of 2 fighters who fell as martyrs in the rural region of Hesekê and Manbij.
• HRE announces the death of fighter Karker Efrîn 

  HRE fighter Karker Efrîn, a member of the Arab community in Rojava, lost his life on a mission in the Afrin region two days ago.
• Hunger strike action in Amûdê demands “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan” 

  People organise two-day hunger strikes across North-East Syria in solidarity with political prisoners in Turkey, on hunger strike since 27 November to support the international campaign "Freedom for Öcalan, A Political Solution to the Kurdish Question".
• People of Til Hemîs: It is our duty to ensure the physical freedom of Leader Öcalan 

  On the last day of the hunger strike in Til Hemîs district of Cizre Canton, activists vowed to increase the level of struggle until the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan is ensured.
• Farewell to 3 SDF martyrs in Tabqa 

  Speaking at the funeral ceremony of 3 SDF fighters, the spokesperson of Tabqa Military Council emphasised that they would stand with all their forces against the attempts to disrupt the security and stability of North and East Syria.
• Six killed and injured in clashes between ISIS and NDF 

  The number of fatalities in military operations in the Syrian desert since early 2023 has increased to 612.
• Revolutionary Youth Movement martyrs killed by Turkey in Kobanê commemorated 

  Members of the Revolutionary Youth Movement, who were massacred by the Turkish state during an attack on Kobanê two years ago, were commemorated.
• Embargo negatively affects education in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah 

  Education in Sheikh Maqsoud (Şêxmeqsud) and Ashrafiyah (Eşrafiyê) neighbourhoods is negatively affected due to the embargo. Due to the lack of fuel, teachers and students are deprived of heating methods, and diseases have spread due to cold weather.
• Tribes and clans in Raqqa, Tabqa and Deir ez-Zor unite in support of the SDF  

  The tribal alliances in Raqqa, Tabqa, and Deir ez-Zor underscore their ultimate stand with the SDF against the Syrian regime’s attempts to sow discord and destabilize the region.
• Hunger strike action launched in Til Hemis 

  A hunger strike action was launched in Til Hemis as part of the "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a political solution to the Kurdish question" campaign.
• SDF announces the names of four fallen fighters 

  Three SDF fighters were martyred in clashes with the regime mercenaries in Deir ez-Zor, while another fighter died in a military accident in Zirgan.
• Dozens of olive trees cut down in Turkish-occupied Afrin 

  Crimes against humanity, demographic change, plunder and massacre of nature continue in Afrin occupied by the Turkish state and its gangs in 2018.
• SDF captures an ISIS member in Raqqa 

  SDF said they will persistently pursue ISIS terrorist cells to maintain security and stability in the regions of North-East Syria in close partnership with the International Coalition forces.
• 435 people abducted in Turkish-occupied Afrin in 2023 

  According to the Crime Documentation Centre, the occupying forces have abducted 435 people in Afrin since the beginning of 2023.
• Şamûn: New steps to be taken after approval of new Social Contract 

  Deputy co-chair of the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria, Gabrîêl Şamûn, spoke about the steps to be taken after the approval of the new Social Contract.
• Manbij, the importance of cultural heritage 

  Manbij Canton Intellectuals Union evaluated the methods and importance of defending the cultural identity of the region in the panel discussing the cultural heritage of Manbij.
• Qasim: The Social Contract provides legal security to all segments of society 

  Member of the Northern and Eastern Syria Women's Council, Stêr Bişar Qasim, spoke about the new Social Contract.
• Second Cooperatives Conference in Hesekê ends with important decisions taken 

  Important decisions were taken at the 2nd Cooperatives Conference held in Hesekê.
• ‘Global Öcalan Books Day’ event in Qamishlo 

  An event was organised in Qamishlo within the scope of "Global Öcalan Books Day". Participants of the event supported the campaign by reading Leader Abdullah Öcalan's books.
• ‘Turkish occupation and the Syrian embargo are a crime’ 

  Due to the invasion attacks of the Turkish state and the embargo of the Damascus government against Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah neighbourhoods of Aleppo and the Shehba Canton, the people are facing serious problems.
• New Social Contract enters into force in North-East Syria 

  The General Assembly of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria announced that the charter of the Social Contract was approved and entered into force.
• ‘Success and victory will belong to the resistant people’ 

  Cizîrê Region Executive Council Co-Chair Telat Yunus stated that the attacks on the infrastructure of Rojava have caused great damage but have not achieved their goal of breaking the resistance of the people.
• Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria approves the Social Contract 

  The aim of the Social Contract is to create the framework for a decentralized administrative system in Northern and Eastern Syria. This applies in particular to the separation of powers and the protection of human rights.