Second Ceasefire between Ahrar al-Sham (AAS) and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
Export agreement coding (PDF)Country/entity
SyriaRegion
Middle East and North AfricaAgreement name
Second Ceasefire between Ahrar al-Sham (AAS) and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)Date
23 Jul 2017Agreement status
Unilateral documentInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ( )Stage
Ceasefire/relatedConflict nature
Inter-groupPeace process
Syrian Local AgreementsParties
Commander of Harikat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya, Abu ‘Amar al-Amr [Signed]
Commander of Harikat Tahrir al-Sham, [Illegible] [Sighed]Third parties
-Description
An implementation ceasefire agreement attempting to re-implement the ceasefire reached 2 days previous. Calls for a ceasefire, the ability of fighters from Ahrar al-Sham to joined Hayat Tahrir al-Sham to return to their original units and for resolving the issues that emerged following the previous ceasefire.
Agreement document
Agreement document (original language)
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
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- Elderly/age
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- Migrant workers
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- Racial/ethnic/national group
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- Religious groups
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- Indigenous people
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- Other groups
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- Refugees/displaced persons
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- Social class
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Gender
- Women, girls and gender
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- Men and boys
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- LGBTI
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- Family
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State definition
- Nature of state (general)
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- State configuration
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- Self determination
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- Referendum
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- State symbols
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- Independence/secession
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- Accession/unification
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- Border delimitation
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- Cross-border provision
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Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
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- Elections
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- Electoral commission
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- Political parties reform
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- Civil society
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- Traditional/religious leaders
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- Public administration
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- Constitution
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Power sharing
- Political power sharing
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- Territorial power sharing
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- Economic power sharing
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- Military power sharing
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Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
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- Bill of rights/similar
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- Treaty incorporation
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- Civil and political rights
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- Socio-economic rights
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Rights related issues
- Citizenship
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- Democracy
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- Detention procedures
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- Media and communication
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- Mobility/access
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- Protection measures
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- Other
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Rights institutions
- NHRI
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- Regional or international human rights institutions
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Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
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- State of emergency provisions
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- Judiciary and courts
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- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
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Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
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- National economic plan
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- Natural resources
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- International funds
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- Business
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- Taxation
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- Banks
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Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
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- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
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- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security GuaranteesPage 1, 3) Any issues arising from Friday’s agreement shall be solved in 5 days.
- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPsge 1, 2) Cessation of hostilities
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forcesPage 1, 4) Any fighters from Ahrar al-Sham that joined Harikat Tahrir al-Sham under threat of force can return.
- 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
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- Courts
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- Mechanism
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- Prisoner release
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- Vetting
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- Victims
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- Missing persons
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- Reparations
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- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatory
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- Other international signatory
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- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- Sourceal-Abasirah (2017), Tahrir al-Sham, a new face of al-Qaeda stabbing the Syrian revolution, October 31, https://web.archive.org/save/https://alabasirah.com/node/671
Second agreement between Ahrar al-Sham and Harikat Tahrir al-Sham, 23 July 2017
In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful
Agreement Parties:
the Commanders of Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya and Harikat Tahrir al-Sham signed Sunday, 23/07/2017.
1) Adhere to the previous agreement signed on Friday between the two parties.
2) Cessation of hostilities
3) Any issues arising from Friday’s agreement shall be solved in 5 days.
4) Any fighters from Ahrar al-Sham that joined Harikat Tahrir al-Sham under threat of force can return.
Commander of Harikat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya, Abu ‘Amar al-Amr [Signed]
Commander of Harikat Tahrir al-Sham, [Illegible] [Sighed]