Follow up on the implementation of the Previous Agreement in al-Waer, Homs

• Country/entity

  Syria
  
• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  
• Agreement name

  Follow up on the implementation of the Previous Agreement in al-Waer, Homs
• Date

  31 Aug 2016
• Agreement status

  Unilateral document
• 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

  Syrian government
• Third parties

  -
• Description

  Ceasefire agreement in return for the withdrawal of opposition fighters from al-Waer, Damascus. Agreement calls for goods to enter into the neighbourhood; prisoner release; the entrance of police and Syrian regime security into the neighbourhood to re-open the office of population record and environment; allow civilians to return home; and the withdrawal of opposition fighters with their families and light weapons in four rounds.

• Agreement document

  SY_160831_Follow up on the implementation of the Previous Agr. in al-Waer_EN.pdf | Download PDF
• Agreement document (original language)

  SY_160831_Follow up on the implementation of the Previous Agr. in al-Waer_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

Follow up on the implementation of the Previous Agreement on the Neighbourhood of al-Waer

The final response to the proposal must be provided by both sides in the 24 hours up to 3pm on Wednesday on the date corresponding to 21/8/2016 to a complete ceasefire with continuation should the proposal is approved.

The proposal:

1-The road will be allowed to open in order for the materials (vegetables, fruit, water, electricity, bread) to enter through the Technical Department (Shu’un al-Faniyya) Checkpoint.

The entrance point to the al-Wa’er neighbourhood from the Muhadiseen Roundabout will be opened.

According to the previous agreement those who desire, will be granted amnesty.

2-The first group of fighters with at least 300 fighters who do not want amnesty and who do not want to stay will leave from the neighbourhood of al-Wa’er with their light weaponry and families.

3-The 140-200 detainees of the General Security Directorate will be released.

This was agreed upon previously.

4-The second group of at least 500 fighters who do not want to stay will be released with their light weaponry and families.

5-The status of half the detainees and missing persons will be clarified according to the previous agreement.

6-The third group at least 300 fighters who do not want to stay will be released with their light weaponry and families.

7-The of detainees mentioned in Point 5 will be released after meeting with the Director of the General Intelligence Department.

8-The fighters will withdraw from the seventh Jazeera and eighth Jazeera, and representatives from State Security and the police will enter in order to receive the two neighbourhoods in order to oversee the restoration of operations at the Justice Palace.

Later, they will restore operations to the offices of population records and the environment, located near the palace.

Civilians may return to their homes after all fighters have left.

9-The last group of fighters who do not want to stay will leave with their light weaponry and families.