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Agreement between al-Rabadi Resistance and Ansar Allah, Ibb Governorate

  • Country/entity

    Yemen
  • Region

    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name

    Agreement between al-Rabadi Resistance and Ansar Allah, Ibb Governorate
  • Date

    15 Aug 2015
  • 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

    This is what the first party, the representative of Ansar Allah, Capt. Ali bin Hasan Abd Allah [illegible] and the second party, to represent the people of al-Rabadi, Muhammad Qassim Lutf, Ahmad Ali Ahmad Aqil, [illegible], Sheikh Abd al-Hamid Qassim al-Qat’ah, Sheikh Ameen Muhammad Abdullah Hasan [illegible], Capt. Sadiq al-Salahi, have signed
  • Third parties

    written by the mediator [illegible]
  • Description

    Four-point agreement providing for (1) a withdrawal of fighters, an end to violence and incitement; (2) a clear slate in relation to past events; (3) that Ansar Allah will not pursue those that led actions towards them; and (4) a release of prisoners and exchange of dead. Each party is responsible for implementation.


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

    No specific mention.

  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1, An agreement was reached to end the conflict and armed clashes between the people of the al- Rabadi sub-district and Ansar Allah ...

    Page 1, 1. Withdrawing the armed fighters from their positions and not taking any new positions or military actions by either side so that things can return to how they were before and both sides can peacefully coexist
    There shall also not be any more violence, in any form, and incitement by either side against the other is prohibited
  • 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, 1. Withdrawing the armed fighters from their positions and not taking any new positions or military actions by either side so that things can return to how they were before and both sides can peacefully coexist
  • 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
    Page 1, 2. Everything that has happened in the past is considered to have not happened and nothing can be based on it
  • Amnesty/pardon
    Transitional justice→Amnesty/pardon→Amnesty/pardon proper
    Page 1, 3. Ansar Allah shall adhere to not pursuing any individual who participated in these clashes with the other side, raiding homes or villages, or stopping them anywhere because all that has happened is considered to be a part of what has happened all over the country, and we are all brothers and friends.
  • Courts

    No specific mention.

  • Mechanism

    No specific mention.

  • Prisoner release
    Page 1, 4. Ansar Allah shall release the detainees to the people of al-Rabadi, and the people of al- Rabadi must hand over the military vehicle to Ansar Allah. Each side shall be responsible for their own dead and injured, and everyone shall be responsible for behaving in a brotherly and peaceful manner and coexisting in the area.
  • Vetting

    No specific mention.

  • Victims
    Page 1, 4. Ansar Allah shall release the detainees to the people of al-Rabadi, and the people of al- Rabadi must hand over the military vehicle to Ansar Allah. Each side shall be responsible for their own dead and injured, and everyone shall be responsible for behaving in a brotherly and peaceful manner and coexisting in the area.
  • 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
    ‘Urgent .. al-Rabadi resistance in Ibb force Huthis to surrender and sign an agreement to depart, Mandeb Press, 15 August 2015, https://www.mandabpress.com/news15463.html (accessed 2 May 2019)

Agreement between al-Rabadi Resistance and Ansar Allah, Ibb Governorate

15 August 2015

Republic of Yemen

Ministry of Justice

General Directorate for Documentation

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Document

All praises be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Prophet.

An agreement was reached to end the conflict and armed clashes between the people of the al- Rabadi sub-district and Ansar Allah.

This agreement is based on the following:

1. Withdrawing the armed fighters from their positions and not taking any new positions or military actions by either side so that things can return to how they were before and both sides can peacefully coexist

There shall also not be any more violence, in any form, and incitement by either side against the other is prohibited

2. Everything that has happened in the past is considered to have not happened and nothing can be based on it

3. Ansar Allah shall adhere to not pursuing any individual who participated in these clashes with the other side, raiding homes or villages, or stopping them anywhere because all that has happened is considered to be a part of what has happened all over the country, and we are all brothers and friends.

4. Ansar Allah shall release the detainees to the people of al-Rabadi, and the people of al- Rabadi must hand over the military vehicle to Ansar Allah.

Each side shall be responsible for their own dead and injured, and everyone shall be responsible for behaving in a brotherly and peaceful manner and coexisting in the area.

This is what the first party, the representative of Ansar Allah, Capt.

Ali bin Hasan Abd Allah [illegible] and the second party, to represent the people of al-Rabadi, Muhammad Qassim Lutf, Ahmad Ali Ahmad Aqil, [illegible], Sheikh Abd al-Hamid Qassim al-Qat’ah, Sheikh Ameen Muhammad Abdullah Hasan [illegible], Capt.

Sadiq al-Salahi, have signed, and it confirms what is written by the mediator [illegible], with each party being responsible for implementing the agreement.

This was written at 12 noon on 15/8/2015.