Cessation of Hostilities between Jund al-Aqsa and Ahrar al-Sham (AAS) in Kansafra

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Country/entity
Syria
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Agreement name
Cessation of Hostilities between Jund al-Aqsa and Ahrar al-Sham (AAS) in Kansafra
Date
8 Oct 2016
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ( Syrian Conflicts (1948 - ) (1976 - 2005) (2011 - ) )
Stage
Ceasefire/related
Conflict nature
Inter-group
Peace process
Syrian Local Agreements
Parties
Jund al-Aqsa
Ahrar al-Sham
The Mountain Hawks Brigade
Jabhat Fatah al-Sham
Third parties
-
Description
Short declaration by four insurgent groups announcing their withdrawal and a bid to end the conflict through the use of a Shariah Board.

Agreement document
SY_161008_CoH btw Jund al-Aqsa and Ahrar al-Sham in Kansafram, Idlib_EN.pdf | Download PDF
Agreement document (original language)
SY_161008_CoH btw Jund al-Aqsa and Ahrar al-Sham in Kansafram, Idlib_AR.pdf | Download PDF

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
Power sharing→Territorial power sharing→Local/municipal government
Page 1, ... We [Jund al-Aqsa, Ahrar al-Sham; The Mountain Hawks Brigade; Jabhat Fatah al-Sham] run the village administration and keep the order and [we do] not allow troops to enter the town to the Jabhat Fatah al-Sham.
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, We send a letter to the leadership in both factions asking them not to send troops or columns to the town, even if only to pass through [since] it can exacerbate the strife in the town.

Page 1, ... We run the village administration and keep the order and [we do] not allow troops to enter the town to the Jabhat Fatah al-Sham.
Ceasefire
Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
Page 1, ... We declare our withdrawal from this fight and ask our brothers in both factions to end their conflict through the law of Almighty God by returning to the Sharia courts and experts in these kinds of incidents.
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, ... Considering the strife, we ask God to … and reform the Mujahideens’ affairs in Sham in general. ...
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
No specific mention.
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.
Source
Hassan Ridha, Twitter Account, Tweet on 8 October 2016: JFS mediates an agreement to keep Jund al-Aqsa and Ahrar al-Sham fighting away from Kansafra, https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/784811756627427328

In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate

Agreement (by Jund al-Aqsa and Ahrar al-Sham in Kansafra, Idlib)

Messenger of Allah said:

"A believer continues to guard his Faith (and thus hopes for Allah's Mercy) so long as he does not shed blood unjustly" (Hadith, al-Bukhari 1:220).

We, mujahideen [fighters] of the Jund al-Aqsa faction in the town of Kansafra and mujahideen of Ahrar al-Sham faction in the town of Kansafra, plead to the Almighty God from …[1]the blood by both factions.

Considering the strife, we ask God to …[2]and reform the Mujahideens’ affairs in Sham in general.

We declare our withdrawal from this fight and ask our brothers in both factions to end their conflict through the law of Almighty God by returning to the Sharia courts and experts in these kinds of incidents.

We send a letter to the leadership in both factions asking them not to send troops or columns to the town, even if only to pass through [since] it can exacerbatethe strife in the town.

We run the village administration and keep the order and [we do] not allow troops to enter the town to the Jabhat Fatah al-Sham.

[4 signatories]

Jund al-Aqsa

Ahrar al-Sham

The Mountain Hawks Brigade

Jabhat Fatah al-Sham

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Cessation of Hostilities between Jund al-Aqsa and Ahrar al-Sham (AAS) in Kansafra

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Date

Agreement status

Interim arrangement

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Conflict nature

Peace process

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Third parties

Description

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Agreement document (original language)