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Signed agreement presented by the Russian officials to opposition in al-Waer

  • Country/entity

    Syria
  • Region

    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name

    Signed agreement presented by the Russian officials to opposition in al-Waer
  • Date

    8 Mar 2017
  • Agreement status

    Unilateral document
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

  • Stage

    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature

    Government
  • Peace process

    Intra-Syrian Process (state/non-state)
  • Parties

    The Operation Room of al-Waer Neighbourhood:
    . Commander of the military mission
    . Commander of the group
    . Commander of the area

    The Russian Centre for Reconciliation
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    Template agreement prepared by Russian officials and annotated by hand by a local opposition armed group that pledges to join a peaceful settlement for the national conflict and cease attacks on the Syrian army.


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,
    3. I pledge to secure the safe entry of the group that monitors the ceasefire into the area that I control.
    4. [I pledge] Not to obstruct the entry of humanitarian aid into the area under its control.

    Page 1,
    The undertakings I referred to above will be implemented by me and my subordinates when the following are carried out:
    [...]
    3. [Syrian regime and Russia] Not impede the ceasefire system to provide humanitarian aid to the area I control.
  • 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
    Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Humanitarian assistance
    Page 1:

    4. [I pledge] Not to obstruct the entry of humanitarian aid into the area under its control.
  • 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,
    3. I pledge to secure the safe entry of the group that monitors the ceasefire into the area that I control.
  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1,
    2. I guarantee that my subordinates, as of 0.00 hours on 7/ March/2017 Damascus time, are ready to stop fighting the Syrian army and stop shelling artillery or any other source of fire.

    Page 1,
    The undertakings I referred to above will be implemented by me and my subordinates when the following are carried out:

    1. The Syrian army to stop targeting the area I controlled as of 0.00 hrs on / / 2017 Damascus time, whether with artillery or any other source of fire.
    2. The Syrian or Russian warplanes to stop targeting the area I controlled during the ceasefire period.
    3. [Syrian regime and Russia] Not impede the ceasefire system to provide humanitarian aid to the area I control.
    4. To have representatives from my side participate in the ceasefire monitoring groups.

    In the event of disputes regarding the ceasefire violation, and when I get proof of that, I will report this to the local ceasefire monitoring groups and other monitoring groups.
    Security sector→Ceasefire→General commitments
    Page 1,
    2. I guarantee that my subordinates, as of 0.00 hours on 7/ March/2017 Damascus time, are ready to stop fighting the Syrian army and stop shelling artillery or any other source of fire.
    3. I pledge to secure the safe entry of the group that monitors the ceasefire into the area that I control.
  • 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
    Page 1:

    Russian Centre for Reconciliation
  • Referendum for agreement

    No specific mention.

  • International mission/force/similar

    No specific mention.

  • Enforcement mechanism

    No specific mention.

  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source
    http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/113751/1/LASA_four_towns.pdf

Declaration

To join the ceasefire system

I We are the Operation Room of al-Waer Neighbourhood commander of armed Group that controls al-Waer/Homs.

Draw the map of the area that he [the commander] controls

1. I declare my readiness to join the peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic.

2. I guarantee that my subordinates, as of 0.00 hours on 7/ March/2017 Damascus time, are ready to stop fighting the Syrian army and stop shelling artillery or any other source of fire.

3. I pledge to secure the safe entry of the group that monitors the ceasefire into the area that I control.

4. [ I pledge] Not to obstruct the entry of humanitarian aid into the area under its control.

The undertakings I referred to above will be implemented by me and my subordinates when the following are carried out:

1. The Syrian army to stop targeting the area I controlled as of 0.00 hrs on / / 2017 Damascus time, whether with artillery or any other source of fire.

2. The Syrian or Russian warplanes to stop targeting the area I controlled during the ceasefire period.

3. [ Syrian regime and Russia] Not impede the ceasefire system to provide humanitarian aid to the area I control.

4. To have representatives from my side participate in the ceasefire monitoring groups.

In the event of disputes regarding the ceasefire violation, and when I get proof of that, I will report this to the local ceasefire monitoring groups and other monitoring groups.

Annexes:

a map of the area controlled by the organization.

Commander of the military mission

Commander of the group The Operation Room of al-Waer Neighbourhood

Commander of the area

To contact:

write an e-mail or any other address [signature]

[Stamp of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation]

The declaration must be sent to the Coordination Centre for the Cessation of Hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic in Hmeimim Air Base

To email address [email no clear]

Telephone/Fax:

+009634-189-42-18