Agreement between the National Liberation Front and Tahrir al-Sham in the countryside of Aleppo

  • Country/entity
    Syria
  • Region
    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name
    Agreement between the National Liberation Front and Tahrir al-Sham in the countryside of Aleppo
  • Date
    31 Oct 2018
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
  • Stage
    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature
    Inter-group
  • Peace process
    Syrian Local Agreements
  • Parties
    Abu Obaida kafarhour [Signature]
    al-Shiekh al-Hasan [Signature]
    Abu Aseer [Signature]
  • Third parties
    -
  • Description
    Nine 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.


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→Other
    Page 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 courts
    Page 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.

  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1, 1. An immediate ceasefire between the two sides.
  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • Armed forces

    No specific mention.

  • DDR
    Security sector→DDR→Demilitarisation provisions
    Page 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 forces
    Page 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 release
    Page 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.

  • Source
    OrientNews.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

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