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Agreement between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Nour al-Din al-Zenki, Aleppo Countryside

  • Country/entity

    Syria
  • Region

    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name

    Agreement between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Nour al-Din al-Zenki, Aleppo Countryside
  • Date

    16 Nov 2017
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

  • Stage

    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature

    Inter-group
  • Peace process

    Syrian Local Agreements
  • Parties

    Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham [signed]
    The Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement [signed]
  • Third parties

    Ahrar al-Sham and Jaysh al-Ahrar [role unspecified] Mediators: "Sheikh [illegible] and Sheikh Muslih Mohammed al-Uliya’"
  • Description

    5-point agreement providing for a ceasefire, opening of roads, removal of checkpoints, release of prisoners, formation of joint committee to work on unresolved issues; an end to media hostilities; and to form an operations room against the Syrian government.


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
    Rights related issues→Media and communication→Media roles
    Page 1, 4. Stop all forms of media distortion by the Mujahidin and it is obligatory to call for [illegible] and to spread the spirit of the brothers of faith and religion among them all.
  • Mobility/access
    Page 1, 1. Ceasefire, no rallies, removing checkpoints and opening the road.
  • 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, 1. Ceasefire, no rallies, removing checkpoints and opening the road.
  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1, 1. Ceasefire, no rallies, removing checkpoints and opening the road.
  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • Armed forces

    No specific mention.

  • DDR

    No specific mention.

  • Intelligence services

    No specific mention.

  • Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces

    No specific mention.

  • 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. The release of the prisoners from all sides immediately.
  • 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, 3. The formation of a joint committee of the parties [on the] all the unresolved issues and work on the return of things to what it was before the conflict.
  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source
    Syrians for Truth and Justice. ‘Civilian Deaths in the Recent Military Confrontations in Western Aleppo Countryside’, December 10, 2017, https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.stj-sy.com/en/view/354

    Fresh Syria (2017), An agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and al-Zanki to resolve differences between them, November 17, https://web.archive.org/save/https://fresh-syria.net/archives/7639

In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate

Agreement

[between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Nour al-Din al-Zenki, Aleppo Countryside] Praise be to God who said:

“Believers are but brothers” and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah who said:

“Muslims are brothers” his family and companions… but now:

On Thursday 16/11/2017- 27/2/1439, with the mediation of Sheikh [illegible] and Sheikh Muslih Mohammed al-Uliya’ a meeting was arranged by the brothers in Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, Ahrar al-Sham and Jaysh al-Ahrar.

It was agreed upon below:

1. Ceasefire, no rallies, removing checkpoints and opening the road.

2. The release of the prisoners from all sides immediately.

3. The formation of a joint committee of the parties [on the] all the unresolved issues and work on the return of things to what it was before the conflict.

4. Stop all forms of media distortion by the Mujahidin and it is obligatory to call for [illegible] and to spread the spirit of the brothers of faith and religion among them all.

5. To strive to form a joint chamber of operations against the criminal regime and its allies.

Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham The Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement

[Two signatures]