Agreement between the National Liberation Front and Tahrir al-Sham in the countryside of Aleppo
- Country/entitySyria
- RegionMiddle East and North Africa
- Agreement nameAgreement between the National Liberation Front and Tahrir al-Sham in the countryside of Aleppo
- Date31 Oct 2018
- Agreement statusMultiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangementYes
- Agreement/conflict levelIntrastate/local conflict ()
- StageCeasefire/related
- Conflict natureInter-group
- Peace processSyrian Local Agreements
- PartiesAbu Obaida kafarhour [Signature]
al-Shiekh al-Hasan [Signature]
Abu Aseer [Signature] - Third parties-
- DescriptionNine point agreement providing for a ceasefire and territorial delineation between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the National Front for Liberation in the western countryside of Aleppo. It also provides for the formation of a committee to investigate the killing of the two prominent leaders of Tahrir al-Sham.
- Agreement document (original language)
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 sharingPower sharing→Territorial power sharing→OtherPage 1, 6. The survival of the “Tekad grotto” in Hafs in the hands of Tahrīr al-Shām
Page 1, 7. The withdrawal of the Jabhat al-Wataniya lil-Tahrir from (Sheikh Khader) hill and Hayʼat [Tahrīr al-Shām] to return to it. - 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 courtsPage 1, 3. Formation of an agreed committee to investigate the case of the killing of the two brothers Akram Khattab and Abu Trapp may Allah accept them, and hand over the suspects.
- 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.
- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, 1. An immediate ceasefire between the two sides.
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDRSecurity sector→DDR→Demilitarisation provisionsPage 1, 5. The village of Teqad to maintain its former neutrality and will host no security headquarters, checkpoints and security patrols, and [the signing parties] not to interfere in its local council.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forcesPage 1, 6. The survival of the “Tekad grotto” in Hafs in the hands of Tahrīr al-Shām
Page 1, 7 . The withdrawal of the Jabhat al-Wataniya lil-Tahrir from (Sheikh Khader) hill and Hayʼat [Tahrīr al-Shām] to return to it.
Page 1, 8. The city of Kafr Hamra remains to remain free of the headquarters of (Ahrar – Al- Zanki) and the brotherhood of ahrāru a-Shām [Islamic Movement of the Free Men of the Levant] to have the right to establish an operation room from the side of Lirmoun to Ekthar al-braz. - 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 releasePage 1, 2. An immediate release of detainees from both sides
- 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.
- SourceOrientNews.Net (2019), Details of the ceasefire agreement between the National Front and Tahrir al-Sham, 31 October, https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.orient-news.net/ar/news_show/155690/0/تفاصيل-اتفاق-وقف-إطلاق-النار-بين-الجبهة-الوطنية-وتحرير-الشام
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful 31/10/2018
Praise be to God and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of God, his family and companions, and his supporter, and after:
It was agreed between the brothers in the Jabhat al-Wataniya lil-Tahrir [The National Front for Liberation] and Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām [Organization for the Liberation of the Levant] on the following:
1. An immediate ceasefire between the two sides.
2. An immediate release of detainees from both sides
3. Formation of an agreed committee to investigate the case of the killing of the two brothers Akram Khattab and Abu Trapp may Allah accept them, and hand over the suspects.
4. The case must be followed up by a third party agreed on by both sides, and it is likely to be Anas [second name unclear] in one condition to work on the case immediately.
5. The village of Teqad to maintain its former neutrality and will host no security headquarters, checkpoints and security patrols, and [the signing parties] not to interfere in its local council.
6. The survival of the “Tekad grotto” in Hafs in the hands of Tahrīr al-Shām
7. The withdrawal of the Jabhat al-Wataniya lil-Tahrir from (Sheikh Khader) hill and Hayʼat [Tahrīr al-Shām] to return to it.
8. The city of Kafr Hamra remains to remain free of the headquarters of (Ahrar – Al-Zanki) and the brotherhood of ahrāru a-Shām [Islamic Movement of the Free Men of the Levant] to have the right to establish an operation room from the side of Lirmoun to Ekthar al-braz.
9. The outstanding issues on the ground to be [dealt with by] the leaders of the two parties to resolve them at the earliest opportunity.
Abu Obaida kafarhour al-Shiekh Ali al-Hasan Abu Aseer
[Signature] [Signature] [Signature]