Qamishlo Agreement

Export agreement:

Country/entity
Syria
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Agreement name
Qamishlo Agreement
Date
22 Apr 2016
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
Government
Peace process
Intra-Syrian Process (state/non-state)
Parties
Rojava administration, Cizîr Canton Internal Affairs Council Co-President;
The Ba’athist regime, Kenan Berekat;
Third parties
Elders of the area;
Sheikhs of the clans
Description
Short ceasefire agreement between the Rojava Administration and the Syrian regime, providing for the dismantlement of the NDF paramilitary; an end to threats by the regime; release of prisoners; reparation for civilians; an end to interference by the regime in the town's affairs; an end to martial law; both sides keep the territory they currently own; the Rojava youth will not be forcibly drafted. Agreement does not contain an explicit cessation of hostilities clause, but this is implicated from the other areas of agreement.

Groups

Children/youth
Groups→Children/youth→Substantive
Page 1, 9. Youth from Rojava are to be forced into military service in SAA.
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.

Criminal justice and emergency law
Justice sector reform→Criminal justice and emergency law→Reform to specific laws
Page 1, 7. End to martial law in town
State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
Traditional Laws
No specific mention.

Security Guarantees
Page 1, 3. The regime will not force public officials to take up arms and will not threaten them with dismissal or pay cuts

Page 1, 6. Regime forces will not interfere with people’s internal affairs

Page 1, 8. All forces keep the areas they now have
Ceasefire
Security sector→Ceasefire→General commitments
Page 1,

1. Both sides will abide to the ceasefire.
Police
No specific mention.
Armed forces
Page 1, 9. Youth from Rojava are not to be forced into military service in SAA.
DDR
No specific mention.
Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
Page 1, 2. The paramilitary NDF affiliated with the regime will be reviewed and later dismantled.
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 general
No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
Courts
No specific mention.
Mechanism
No specific mention.
Prisoner release
Page 1, 4. Both sides to release those taken captive
Vetting
No specific mention.
Victims
No specific mention.
Missing persons
No specific mention.
Reparations
Transitional justice→Reparations→Material reparations
Page 1, 5. Material help to civilians who were affected by the attacks on the neighborhoods, in addition to compensation to families of killed civilians.
Reconciliation
No specific mention.

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.
Source
https://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/berekat-liberated-areas-in-qamishlo-won-t-be-returned-to-the- regime-14618

Qamsihlo Agreement

Clauses of the agreement reached by the Rojava administration and the Ba’athist regime:

Both sides will abide to the ceasefire

The paramilitary NDF affiliated with the regime will be reviewed and later dismantled

The regime will not force public officials to take up arms and will not threaten them with dismissal or pay cuts

Both sides to release those taken captive

Material help to civilians who were affected by the attacks on the neighborhoods, in addition to compensation to families of killed civilians.

Regime forces will not interfere with people’s internal affairs

End to martial law in town

All forces keep the areas they now have

Youth from Rojava is not to be forced into military service in SAA.

Cizîr Canton Internal Affairs Council Co-President

Kenan Berekat Syrian Government