Points of the Truce with the People's Protection Units (YPG)
Export agreement coding (PDF)Country/entity
SyriaRegion
Middle East and North AfricaAgreement name
Points of the Truce with the People's Protection Units (YPG)Date
24 Apr 2014Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ( )Stage
Ceasefire/relatedConflict nature
Inter-groupPeace process
Syrian Local AgreementsParties
Joint Operations Room of Ahl al-Sham [Signed]
People's Defence Units [Signed]Third parties
-Description
Short ceasefire agreement between the Joint Operations Room of Ahl al-Sham and the People's Defence Units (YPG), calling for increased mobility, an exchange of prisoners, the facilitation of living conditions in areas under YPG control, a ban on unannounced checkpoints and a continuation of the siege on Nabil and al-Zahra areas.
Agreement document
Agreement document (original language)
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
No specific mention.
- Elderly/age
No specific mention.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- Men and boys
No specific mention.
- LGBTI
No specific mention.
- Family
No specific mention.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
- State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitation
No specific mention.
- Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- Elections
No specific mention.
- Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil society
No specific mention.
- Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- Constitution
No specific mention.
Power sharing
- Political power sharing
No specific mention.
- Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
- Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
- Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
No specific mention.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communication
No specific mention.
- Mobility/accessPage 1, 2. Continuation of traffic on the roads belonging to the two parties by prior agreement and official documentation specifying the destination and make of car sealed by Ahl al-Sham.
- Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstructionSocio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic developmentPage 1, 4. Facilitate living conditions of the inhabitants of YPG areas.
- National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security GuaranteesPage 1, 5. Forbid the establishment of military checkpoints except when both parties have prior knowledge in the areas under the influence of the YPG.
Page 1, 6. Provide for the siege on the areas of Nabil and al-Zahra and prevent the movement of all human elements in the region. - CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, 1. The interim truce in Aleppo and the surrounding country is the 'first stage' between the Joint Operations Room of Ahl al-Sham and People's Defence Units.
Page 1, 2. Continuation of traffic on the roads belonging to the two parties by prior agreement and official documentation specifying the destination and make of car sealed by Ahl al-Sham.
3. Exchange prisoners between the parties 'whitening the prisons'.
4. Facilitate living conditions of the inhabitants of YPG areas.
... 7. This six-month agreement can be extended - Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
- Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner releasePage 1, 3. Exchange prisoners between the parties 'whitening the prisons'. [Whitening the prisons refers to the idea of releasing fighters from opposing factions that are not related to the regime or ISIS. Criminals remain imprisoned until access to courts is provided.]
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatory
No specific mention.
- Other international signatory
No specific mention.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- SourceAnsar al-Mujahideen Media, غرفة عمليات “أهل الشام” المشاركة فيها جبهة النصرةهدنة مع الأكراد الموالي للبككي تعقد , April 26 2014, [deleted website]
-> The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (2014), The terms of the truce between the people of Syria and the YPG, 25 April, http://www.syriahr.com/?p=20316
Joint Operations Room of Ahl al-Sham
Points of the Truce with the People's Defence Units (YPG)
24 April 2014
1. The interim truce in Aleppo and the surrounding country is the 'first stage' between the Joint Operations Room of Ahl al-Sham and People's Defence Units.
2. Continuation of traffic on the roads belonging to the two parties by prior agreement and official documentation specifying the destination and make of car sealed by Ahl al-Sham.
3. Exchange prisoners between the parties 'whitening the prisons'.
4. Facilitate living conditions of the inhabitants of YPG areas.
5. Forbid the establishment of military checkpoints except when both parties have prior knowledge in the areas under the influence of the YPG.
6. Provide for the siege on the areas of Nabil and al-Zahra and prevent the movement of all human elements in the region.
7. This six-month agreement can be extended
Joint Operations Room of Ahl al-Sham [Signed]
People's Defence Units [Signed]