• Country/entity

  Yemen
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Ceasefire between Salafists and Houthis in Dammaj

• Date

  6 Jan 2014

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/local conflict ( Yemeni Civil Wars (1994) (2011 - ) )

• Stage

  Ceasefire/related

• Conflict nature

  Inter-group

• Peace process

  Yemen Inter-group Agreements

• Parties

  Houthis (Ansar Allah);
  
  Salafists at Dar al-Hadith Centre in Dammaj.

• Third parties

  Under the generous sponsorship of His Excellency Brother ‘Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi, President of the Republic, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Security

• Description

  Agreement mediated by the Presidential Council between Ansar Allah and the Dar al-Hadith Institute in Dammaj, which escalated during Summer 2013-January 2014. Provisions include a ceasefire, opening roads, an end to looting of artifacts, release of prisoners, an end to highway robbery, an end to use of pulpit and media to sow sedition, and that the agreement will be implemented by the Presidential Committee, Parliamentary Committee and the Tribal Committee.

• Agreement document

  YE_140106_Ceasefire between Salafists and Houthis in Dammaj_EN.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  YE_140106_Ceasefire between Salafists and Houthis in Dammaj_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

In the name of Allah the Merciful

Minutes of Agreement

Under the generous sponsorship of His Excellency Brother ‘Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi, President of the Republic, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Security, the signatories below agree to the following:

First (A): There will be a ceasefire in all of Dammaj, Haradh, Khiwan and Danan

(B): All the roads from Sana’a to Sa’ada, from Haradh to Sa’ada, from Jawf to Sa’ada and from Arhab to Sa’ada will be opened.

The entry of all food and supplies products to Sa’ada and Dammaj will be allowed, except for combat support.

(C): Both sides will cease to dig for and remove artefacts in all of Dammaj, Haradh, Khiwan and Danan.

Only the people of the country remain, according to a clear implementation plan.

Second:

The committee headed by Sheikh Kahlan will implement peace between ‘Adhar [Atar] and al-‘Usaymat.

Third:

All prisoners and captives from both sides will be released.

Fourth:

Everything that was taken from cars on the road and all possessions will be handed over.

Fifth:

All media campaigns and sectarian invitations by any means - either through mosques, the media, forums or any other means – will stop from both sides.

Sixth:

A team will be formed for the Presidential Committee, the Parliamentary Committee and the Tribal Committee to work on what has been mentioned.

Seventh:

This agreement is a commitment to the previous agreements signed by both parties, whether from the Presidential Committee, the Parliamentary Committee or the Tribal Committee.

Eighth:

All the minutes signed by the committees and the team that joined the committees will be elevated to His Excellency the President of the Republic for verification and to discipline the offenders from any side.

God is the Arbiter of Guidance and Success...