The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham kidnapped at least 50 Syrian Kurdish civilians from a road near Khan al Asal. The rebel Liwa’ al-Salajika group kidnapped seven civilians, including women, from a Kurdish village near al Bab city on Dec. 20. ISIS also kidnapped over 170 Kurdish civilians earlier this month. A truck bomb in a Shia town in Homs killed at least 12 civilians, including children. Regime barrel bombs in Aleppo reportedly killed 44 civilians, including children. The Red Crescent brought food into Aleppo Central Prison and took out seven inmates whose terms were finished. Kurdish YPG forces clashed with ISIS in Aleppo near Kobani city. Rebels launched rockets into the Shia towns of Nubul and Zahra.
