al-Bab Security Agreement

• Country/entity

  Syria
  
• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  
• Agreement name

  al-Bab Security Agreement
• Date

  16 Jun 2017
• 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

  "In the presence of the military factions undersigned and in the presence of the military council and the local council of the al-Bab city and the security organisation and in the presence of the brothers… "
  
  The Military Council [Signature];
  The Security Organisation [Signature];
  The Sham Front [Signature];
  Al-Sultan Murad, signed by Abu al-Walid al-Fari ;
  The Samarkand General [Signature];
  Sham Legion [Signature] ;;
  Ahrar al-Sharqiyyah [Signature];
  Al-Muntasir Bi-llah, signed by Ahmed Karamu;
  The Local Council of the City of al-Bab [Signature];
  Firqa al-Hamza, signed by Walid al-‘Ali ;
  Al-Firqa al-Shumaliyyah, signed by Muhammad Mansur [illegible] ;
  Suqur al-Shimal [Signature];
  Brigade 51 [Signature];
  Northern Brigade, signed by Muhammad Mustafa al-Uthman;
  Al-Sultan Muhammad Fatih, signed by [Illegible] al-Shakir ;
  Ahrar al-Sham, signed by Abu Muhammad [illegible];
• Third parties

  [Allegedly brokered by Turkey according to secondary sources]
• Description

  7-point agreement providing for the overall demilitarisaion of al-Bab city through the evacuation of all military headquarters in al-Bab City; defining who is responsible for arrests; prohibition on wearing masks; a prohibition of firing firearms; defining who may arrest soliders (not police); a prohibition on arresting former-ISIS affiliates (civilians and fighters).

• Agreement document

  SY_170616_al-Bab Security Agreement_EN.pdf | Download PDF
• Agreement document (original language)

  SY_170616_al-Bab Security Agreement_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 God, most Gracious, most Compassionate

In the presence of the military factions undersigned and in the presence of the military council and the local council of the al-Bab city and the security organisation and in the presence of the brothers… it was agreed upon below:

1. Evacuation of all military headquarters located within al-Bab city.

2. All arrests and raids are carried out by the Chief Operating Room and the Military Council.

3. It is strictly forbidden to wear the “al-Sham” mask over the face for military and civilians even during raids.

4. Shooting and any infraction are strictly forbidden and the [gun] owner will be accountable and [his] arms [will be] confiscated.

5. The arrest of any military is prohibited through the National Police and the only authority authorized to arrest the military is the main Operating Room and the Military Council.

6. Armed patrols inside the city is forbidden.

7. The seizure of those who used to work for the Islamic State as a civilian or a soldier is forbidden, and carrying weapon is forbidden.

Friday 2017/6/16

The Military Council [Signature];

The Security Organisation [Signature];

The Sham Front [Signature];

Al-Sultan Murad, signed by Abu al-Walid al-Fari ;

The Samarkand General [Signature];

Sham Legion [Signature] ;

Ahrar al-Sharqiyyah [Signature];

Al-Muntasir Bi-llah, signed by Ahmed Karamu;

The Local Council of the City of al-Bab [Signature];

Firqa al-Hamza, signed by Walid al-‘Ali ;

Al-Firqa al-Shumaliyyah, signed by Muhammad Mansur [illegible] ;

Suqur al-Shimal [Signature];

Brigade 51 [Signature];

Northern Brigade, signed by Muhammad Mustafa al-Uthman;

Al-Sultan Muhammad Fatih, signed by [Illegible] al-Shakir ;

Ahrar al-Sham, signed by Abu Muhammad [illegible];