Agreement Document [between Jaysh al-Thawra, Northern Countryside Committee, and the Northern Operations Room]
- Country/entity
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Syria
- Region
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Middle East and North Africa
- Agreement name
- Agreement Document [between Jaysh al-Thawra, Northern Countryside Committee, and the Northern Operations Room]
- Date
- 22 Jan 2016
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/local conflict
- Stage
- Ceasefire/related
- Conflict nature
- Inter-group
- Peace process
- Syrian Local Agreements
- Parties
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Jaysh al-Thawra [trans. Army of Revolutionaries] [Signed];
the Northern Countryside Committee [Signed];
Commander of the Northern Operations Room, Lt. C. Abu Riyad [Signed] - Third parties
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- Description
- Four point agreement in what is really an agreement of 'alliance' desling with: a ceasefire, prisoner release, inclusion of Jaysh al-Thawra into the front lines against ISIS, form of the judicial committee to investigate outstanding issues.
- Agreement document
- Sy_160122_Agreement between the FSA and Revolutionary Army_EN.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
- Agreement document (original language)
- Sy_160122_Agreement between the FSA and Revolutionary Army_AR.pdf (opens in new tab)
Local agreement properties
- Process type
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Isolated example
- Rationale
- -> Local issues only; no external support mechanism; no culture of signing There was apparently no formally established mechanism to support this peace agreement. Although Jaysh al-Thawra was involved in a previous agreement (28/12/2015) in the same region, it looks like this agreement is a once-off pledge to form a coalition against common enemies. Thus, one cannot point to a culture of signing peace agreements to solve recurring issues.
- Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
- No
- Link to national process: articulated rationale
- No link to the national peace process in Syria is mentioned in the agreement, neither it can be inferred from further research. First, the agreement does not involve local governance actors; and the signing parties themselves are not official state representative. Second, all parties to the agreement reject the national peace process, as it would maintain Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian government in power. The agreement refers to both ISIS and the Syrian government as "enemies".
- Name of Locale
- Aleppo northern countryside
- Nature of Locale
- Region
- GPS Lat/Long (DD)
- 36.586827, 37.045047
- Participant type
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Local armed group
- Mediator, facilitator or similar
- No mention of mediator or similar
Local issues
- Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)
- Page 1, In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate
Page 1, Allah knows best the intention - Grievance List
- Page 1,
Due to the killings by gunfire and fire in the al-Rīf al-Shimālī in Aleppo between the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL) and the [Syrian] government and our belief in controlling arms of these enemies [...] - Cattle rustling/banditry
No specific mention.
- Social cover
No specific mention.
In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate
Agreement Document
Due to the killings by gunfire and fire in the al-Rīf al-Shimālī in Aleppo between the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL) and the [Syrian] government and our belief in controlling arms of these enemies, it was agreed upon below:
1. A mutual ceasefire between the two sides.
2. Release of detainees by the two parties.
3. Inclusion of the Army of Revolutionaries in the ISIS fronts.
4. Forming a judicial committee to investigate continuous outstanding issues.
Allah knows best the intention
Note:
This Agreement will come into force with immediate effect.
Release Date:
Friday 21/1/ 2016
Corresponding:
22/1/2016
The Army of Revolutionaries
[Illegible]
[stamp]
The al-Rif al-Shimali Committee
[Illegible]
[signature]
The Commander of Ghurfat al-Shimāl [Northern Operation Room]
Lieutenant Colonel Ābū Riyād
[signature]