Houran Ceasefire

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Country/entity
Syria
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Agreement name
Houran Ceasefire
Date
23 Dec 2014
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
House of Justice in Houran
Third parties
al-Muthanna Islamic Movement
Description
Four point-agreement providing for a ceasefire between armed factions in Houran, southern Syria.

Agreement document
SY_141223_HouranCeasefire_EN.pdf | Download PDF
Agreement document (original language)
SY_141223_HouranCeasefire_AR.pdf | Download PDF

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
Page 1, Second: It requires all the conflicting factions to return to the points of guarding [defending] with the criminal regime and remove all the barriers that have occurred.
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
Page 1, Second: It requires all the conflicting factions to return to the points of guarding [defending] with the criminal regime and remove all the barriers that have occurred.
Ceasefire
Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
Page 1, First: The conflicting factions are required to immediately ceasefire.
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
No specific mention.
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
Page 1, Third: The House of Justice takes over all the checkpoints in the Yarmouk river to ensure the implementation of the House of Justice’s decision.

Page 1, Fourth: The implementation of this decision shall start from its date, and in the event that one of the parties does not abide by this decision, it will be considered an offender, and all factions are committed to oblige it to this decision.
Related cases
No specific mention.
Source
https://web.archive.org/web/20210212103639/https://justpaste.it/daradl23dec

House of Justice in Houran

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Praise be to God and prayers and peace be upon Messenger of God, and after:

According to the words of the Almighty:

(O believers!

Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you.

Should you disagree on anything, then refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if you ˹truly˺ believe in Allah and the Last Day.

This is the best and fairest resolution) and after the conflicting parties in the Yarmouk river region approved the initiative presented by the al-Muthanna Islamic Movement,

The factions operating in Houran adopt this initiative and pledge to implement it.

The House of Justice court decided the following:

First:

The conflicting factions are required to immediately cease the fire.

Second:

It requires all the conflicting factions to return to the points of guarding [defending] with the criminal regime and remove all the barriers that have occurred.

Third:

The House of Justice takes over all the checkpoints in the Yarmouk river to ensure the implementation of the House of Justice’s decision.

Fourth:

The implementation of this decision shall start from its date, and in the event that one of the parties does not abide by this decision, it will be considered an offender, and all factions are committed to oblige it to this decision.

God is the Arbiter of Success

Written in 23/12/2014

House of Justice in Houran

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