Hurritan and Malah Ceasefire
- Country/entitySyria
- RegionMiddle East and North Africa
- Agreement nameHurritan and Malah Ceasefire
- Date16 Feb 2014
- Agreement statusMultiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangementYes
- Agreement/conflict levelIntrastate/local conflict ()
- StageCeasefire/related
- Conflict natureInter-group
- Peace processSyrian Local Agreements
- PartiesJaysh al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar, ‘Abd al-Karim al-Awkarani [Illegible]
Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya, Abu ‘Amir al-Shami [Illegible]
Liva’ Shuhada Badr, ‘Abd al-Khalaq Abu Ahmad [Illegible] - Third partiesThe agreement was made in the presence of Sheikh Abu ‘Amir, representative of Harakat Ahrar al- Sham al-Islamiyya and in the presence of two representatives of the two sides.
- DescriptionEight point ceasefire calling for an end to hostilities, prisoner release, Jaysh al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar to remain in their current location; to not set up in areas occupied by families; division of power over the checkpoints; that weapons cases before the respective date of signature will not be dropped; that Shuhada Badr will not set up in the Malah area; that the sides will support each other in the fight against the Syrian regime.
- 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.
- FamilyPage 1, Fourth: The two sides have agreed to not form a headquarters among the residing families of the other side.
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/access
No specific mention.
- 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 LawsPage 1, First: The two sides have agreed to a full suspension of hostilities. [They have also agreed] to refer all outstanding issues between them, as well as emerging issues, to the rightful law of Allah by the arbitration of the Sharia [Shari’ah] Board in Aleppo.
Page 1, Fifth: The checkpoints in the area belong to the Shariah Board, Ahrar al-Sham and Jubhat al-Nusra. It is illegal for any muahjir or masked person to be stationed at the checkpoint.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
- 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 Guarantees
No specific mention.
- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, First: The two sides have agreed to a full suspension of hostilities. [They have also agreed] to refer all outstanding issues between them, as well as emerging issues, to the rightful law of Allah by the arbitration of the Sharia [Shari’ah] Board in Aleppo.
Page 1, Fourth: The two sides have agreed to not form a headquarters among the residing families of the other side.
Page 1, Fifth: The checkpoints in the area belong to the Shariah Board, Ahrar al-Sham and Jubhat al-Nusra. It is illegal for any muahjir or masked person to be stationed at the checkpoint.
Page 1, Seventh: Liva’ Shuhada Badr vows to not form military headquarters in Malah or its surroundings.
Page 1, Eighth: The two sides vow to give all forms of support to each other in the battle against the regime of al-Assad, according to their capacity. - Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDRSecurity sector→DDR→Demilitarisation provisionsPage 1, Fifth: The checkpoints in the area belong to the Shariah Board, Ahrar al-Sham and Jubhat al-Nusra. It is illegal for any muahjir or masked person to be stationed at the checkpoint.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forcesPage 1, Third: The brothers in Jaysh al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar will remain in their headquarters in the area excepting the houses owned by the Shuhada’ Badr that were given to them.
- 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, Second: Both sides will immediately and unconditionally release all prisoners.
- 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.
- SourceJ Pazaszczuk. ‘Syria: Did Jaish al-Mahajireen wal-Ansar Sign agreement with Free Syrian Army’s Shuhada Badr?’, February 17, 2014, https://bit.ly/2qmqwaJ [accessed January 10, 2017]
Unnamed Agreement, (Hurritan and Malah Ceasefire), 16 February 2014
In the Name of Allah the Merciful
This is what was agreed between Jaysh al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar - represented by Brother ‘Abd al- Karim al-Awkarani – and Liva’ Shuhada’ Badr [The Badr Martyrs Brigade] – represented by ‘Abd al- Khalaq Abu Ahmad – regarding the problems in the areas of Hurritan and Malah and their surroundings.
First:
The two sides have agreed to a full suspension of hostilities. [
They have also agreed] to refer all outstanding issues between them, as well as emerging issues, to the rightful law of Allah by the arbitration of the Sharia [Shari’ah] Board in Aleppo.
Second:
Both sides will immediately and unconditionally release all prisoners.
Third:
The brothers in Jaysh al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar will remain in their headquarters in the area
excepting the houses owned by the Shuhada’ Badr that were given to them.
Fourth:
The two sides have agreed to not form a headquarters among the residing families of the other side.
Fifth:
The checkpoints in the area belong to the Shariah Board, Ahrar al-Sham and Jubhat al-Nusra.
It is illegal for any muahjir or masked person to be stationed at the checkpoint.
Sixth:
The two sides have agreed that no incidents [cases] linked to weapons before the date of the agreement should be lifted.
Seventh:
Liva’ Shuhada Badr vows to not form military headquarters in Malah or its surroundings.
Eighth:
The two sides vow to give all forms of support to each other in the battle against the
regime of al-Assad, according to their capacity.
The agreement was made in the presence of Sheikh Abu ‘Amir, representative of Harakat Ahrar al- Sham al-Islamiyya and in the presence of two representatives of the two sides.
Monday:
16/2/2014 AD 16/4/1435 Hijri
Jaysh al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar ‘Abd al-Karim al-Awkarani
[Illegible]
Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya
Abu ‘Amir al-Shami [Illegible]
Liva’ Shuhada Badr
Praised be Allah, Lord of the Two Worlds
‘Abd al-Khalaq Abu Ahmad [Illegible]