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Agreement for a ceasefire and exchange of prisoners between Tahrir al-Sham and the National Liberation Front (NLF) in Idlib

  • Country/entity

    Syria
  • Region

    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name

    Agreement for a ceasefire and exchange of prisoners between Tahrir al-Sham and the National Liberation Front (NLF) in Idlib
  • Date

    10 Jan 2019
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

  • Stage

    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature

    Inter-group
  • Peace process

    Syrian Local Agreements
  • Parties

    On the side of Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām                    
    [Stamp]+[signature]                                                

    On the side of Jabhat al-Wataniya lil-Tahrīr
     Harakat aḥrāru a-Shām al-islāmiyah [Islamic Movement of the Free Men of the Levant]                                                                                   

    Jaber Ali Pasha  
     [signature]                                                                                

    Alwiyat Suqour al-Sham [The Sham Falcons Brigades]                                                                                  

    Abu Issa al-Shiekh                                                                                  
    [signature]
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    In this agreement, the signing parties agree to a ceasefire, exchange of detainees, as well as recognising the authority of the rescue government (Salvation Government) over the territories in Idlib.


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)
    Governance→Political institutions (new or reformed)→General references
    Page 1:
    It was agreed between Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām [Organization for the Liberation of the Levant] from one side and the Jabhat al-Wataniya lil-Tahrīr [The National Front for Liberation] from the other side on the following: 
    [...]
    - The whole area to be administratively under the rescue government
  • 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,

    It was agreed between Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām [Organization for the Liberation of the Levant] from one side and the Jabhat al-Wataniya lil-Tahrīr [The National Front for Liberation] from the other side on the following:
    - An immediate ceasefire between the two sides and remove the mounds and the barriers.
  • 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:
    It was agreed between Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām [Organization for the Liberation of the Levant] from one side and the Jabhat al-Wataniya lil-Tahrīr [The National Front for Liberation] from the other side on the following: 

    [...]
    - Exchange detainees from both sides, who were arrested against the background of recent events
  • 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
    Available at http://nedaa-sy.com/news/10957 (Accessed on 24 March 2020) & https://web.archive.org/web/20210215143738/https://syrianoor.net/article/22648
    (accessed 15 February 2021). Links also saved at Wayback Machine.

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful 10/01/2019

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 Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām [Organization for the Liberation of the Levant] from one side and the Jabhat al-Wataniya lil-Tahrīr [The National Front for Liberation] from the other side on the following:

- An immediate ceasefire between the two sides and remove the mounds and the barriers.

- Exchange detainees from both sides, who were arrested against the background of recent events

- The whole area to be administratively under the rescue government

Released on Thursday

Jumada Al-Awwal 3, 1440

10/1/2019

On the side of Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām On the side of Jabhat al-Wataniya lil-Tahrīr

[Stamp]+[signature] Harakat aḥrāru a-Shām al-islāmiyah [Islamic Movement of the Free Men of the Levant]

Jaber Ali Pasha

[signature]

Alwiyat Suqour al-Sham [The Sham Falcons Brigades]

Abu Issa al-Shiekh

[signature]