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Agreement Document [between Jaysh al-Thawra, Northern Countryside Committee, and the Northern Operations Room]

  • Country/entity

    Syria
  • Region

    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name

    Agreement Document [between Jaysh al-Thawra, Northern Countryside Committee, and the Northern Operations Room]
  • Date

    22 Jan 2016
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

  • Stage

    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature

    Inter-group
  • Peace process

    Syrian Local Agreements
  • Parties

    Jaysh al-Thawra [trans. Army of Revolutionaries] [Signed];
    the Northern Countryside Committee [Signed];
    Commander of the Northern Operations Room, Lt. C. Abu Riyad [Signed]
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    Four point agreement in what is really an agreement of 'alliance' desling with: a ceasefire, prisoner release, inclusion of Jaysh al-Thawra into the front lines against ISIS, form of the judicial committee to investigate outstanding issues.


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.

  • Family

    No specific mention.


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 Laws

    No specific mention.


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
    Page 1, 3. Inclusion of the Army of Revolutionaries in the ISIS fronts.
  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1, 1. A mutual ceasefire between the two sides.
  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • Armed forces

    No specific mention.

  • DDR

    No specific mention.

  • Intelligence services

    No specific mention.

  • Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
    Page 1, 3. Inclusion of the Army of Revolutionaries in the ISIS fronts.
  • 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 release
    Page 1, 2. Release of detainees by the two parties.
  • 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
    Page 1, 4. Forming a judicial committee to investigate continuous outstanding issues.
  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source

    No specific mention.


In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate

Agreement Document

Due to the killings by gunfire and fire in the al-Rīf al-Shimālī in Aleppo between the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL) and the [Syrian] government and our belief in controlling arms of these enemies, it was agreed upon below:

1. A mutual ceasefire between the two sides.

2. Release of detainees by the two parties.

3. Inclusion of the Army of Revolutionaries in the ISIS fronts.

4. Forming a judicial committee to investigate continuous outstanding issues.

Allah knows best the intention

Note:

This Agreement will come into force with immediate effect.

Release Date:

Friday 21/1/ 2016

Corresponding:

22/1/2016

The Army of Revolutionaries

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The al-Rif al-Shimali Committee

[Illegible]

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The Commander of Ghurfat al-Shimāl [Northern Operation Room]

Lieutenant Colonel Ābū Riyād

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