Points of the Truce with the People's Protection Units (YPG)
Country/entity
SyriaRegion
Middle East and North AfricaAgreement name
Points of the Truce with the People's Protection Units (YPG)Date
24 Apr 2014Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ()Stage
Ceasefire/relatedConflict nature
Inter-groupPeace process
Syrian Local AgreementsParties
Joint Operations Room of Ahl al-Sham [Signed]
People's Defence Units [Signed]Third parties
-Description
Short ceasefire agreement between the Joint Operations Room of Ahl al-Sham and the People's Defence Units (YPG), calling for increased mobility, an exchange of prisoners, the facilitation of living conditions in areas under YPG control, a ban on unannounced checkpoints and a continuation of the siege on Nabil and al-Zahra areas.
Agreement document
Agreement document (original language)
Local agreement properties
Process type
Informal but persistent processRationale
-> Local issues only; no external support mechanism; culture of signing No formally-established mechanism supported the negotiation between the signing parties. Moreover, this agreement cannot be linked to the national peace process. Indeed, both groups have a Salafist or separatist ideology; they oppose the rule of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and reject the idea of a national negotiation to solve the conflict. Yet, it seems that both signing parties choose to solve daily pragmatic issues related to their armed struggle through agreements (especially the YPG). Although one cannot speak of a “culture” of singing peace agreements, the parties are involved (in a non-proactive and non-conscious way) in a persistent practice of signing local agreements.Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
NoLink to national process: articulated rationale
No link to the national peace process in Syria is mentioned in the agreement, neither it can be inferred from further research. First, the agreement does not involve local governance actors; and the signing parties themselves are not official state representative. Second, all parties to the agreement reject the national peace process, as it would maintain Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian government in power.Name of Locale
AleppoNature Of Locale
RegionGPS Lat/Long (DD)
36.371434, 37.003715Participant type
Local armed groupMediator, facilitator or similar
No mention of mediator or similar
Local issues
- Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)
No specific mention.
- Grievance ListAlthough the agreement does not refer to specific causes of the conflict, it lists seven provisions to address local grievances.
Page 1,
1. The interim truce in Aleppo and the surrounding country is the 'first stage' between the Joint Operations Room of Ahl al-Sham and People's Defence Units.
2. Continuation of traffic on the roads belonging to the two parties by prior agreement and official documentation specifying the destination and make of car sealed by Ahl al- Sham.
3. Exchange prisoners between the parties 'whitening the prisons'.
4. Facilitate living conditions of the inhabitants of YPG areas.
5. Forbid the establishment of military checkpoints except when both parties have prior
knowledge in the areas under the influence of the YPG.
6. Provide for the siege on the areas of Nabil and al-Zahra and prevent the movement of all
human elements in the region.
7. This six-month agreement can be extended - Cattle rustling/banditry
No specific mention.
- Social cover
No specific mention.
Joint Operations Room of Ahl al-Sham
Points of the Truce with the People's Defence Units (YPG)
24 April 2014
1. The interim truce in Aleppo and the surrounding country is the 'first stage' between the Joint Operations Room of Ahl al-Sham and People's Defence Units.
2. Continuation of traffic on the roads belonging to the two parties by prior agreement and official documentation specifying the destination and make of car sealed by Ahl al-Sham.
3. Exchange prisoners between the parties 'whitening the prisons'.
4. Facilitate living conditions of the inhabitants of YPG areas.
5. Forbid the establishment of military checkpoints except when both parties have prior knowledge in the areas under the influence of the YPG.
6. Provide for the siege on the areas of Nabil and al-Zahra and prevent the movement of all human elements in the region.
7. This six-month agreement can be extended
Joint Operations Room of Ahl al-Sham [Signed]
People's Defence Units [Signed]