• Country/entity

  Syria
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Deed of Agreement (between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Operations Room of Aleppo)

• Date

  19 Dec 2015

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/local conflict ( Syrian Conflicts (1948 - ) (1976 - 2005) (2011 - ) )

• Stage

  Ceasefire/related

• Conflict nature

  Inter-group

• Peace process

  Syrian Local Agreements

• Parties

  People's Protection Units (YPG;
  Operations Room of Aleppo

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Short ceasefire agreement between the non-state actors, the People's Protection Units and the Operations Room of Aleppo, including access and mobility provisions and shared sovereignty of areas.

• Agreement document

  SY_151219_Instrument of Agreement between YPG and FOR, Aleppo_EN.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  SY_151219_Instrument of Agreement between YPG and FOR, Aleppo_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Deed of Agreement (between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Operations Room of Aleppo)

To prevent bloodshed, and in response to the initiative of the Shura Council and for reconciliation in Aleppo between the parties, the following items were agreed:

1. A mutual ceasefire between the parties

2. The crossing of civilians from Sheikh Maqsoud to Afrin and vice versa [through] safe areas and barriers under control of the Fatah [Operations] Room of Aleppo, and in regards to fighters, it can be coordinated in advance.

3. Closure of the crossing located in the Sheikh Maqsoud area connecting the areas under control of the regime and the formation of a Coordination Committee between the parties to monitor the closure.

4. Opening of crossings leading to Afrin.

5. Access of factions of the Fatah Operations Room to eastern Sheikh Maqsoud in accordance with the Revolutionary Army and the People’s Protection Units (YPG).

6. The Sheikh Maqsoud checkpoint (on the railway) is shared between the two parties.

7. Forming a military committee from both sides to implement what is agreed above, and study the divided sites for approval or rejection.

The Agreement is valid on 8:00pm on Saturday 19/12/2015