• Country/entity

  Syria
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Agreement between Ahrar al-Sham (AAS) and Farqa 13

• Date

  22 May 2016

• 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

  Jabhat al-Nusra [illegible]
  Al-Farqa 13 [illegible]

• Third parties

  Witness one  [illegible] Witness two  [illegible]

• Description

  Short ceasefire agreement, prohibiting attacks on each other's held areas, an end to provocations over social media, and the understanding that Sheikh Ahmed 'Alwan's comments are personal and not on behalf of Farqa 13.

• Agreement document

  SY_160522_Agreement between Ahrar al-Sham and Farqa 13_EN.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  SY_160522_Agreement between Ahrar-al Sham and Farqa 13_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Isolated example
  

• Rationale

  -> Local issues only; no external support mechanism; no culture of signing An agreement signed between a Salafi-Jihad group and a nationalist Syrian group is quite rare in the Syrian context due to the ideological divide. It is not possible to point to a culture of signing agreements to solve recurring issues between the two groups.

• Is there a documented link to a national peace process?

  No

• Link 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

  NA

• Nature Of Locale

  City

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  35.647738, 36.679187

• Participant type

  Local armed group
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

Agreement text between Jabhat al-Nusra [The Victory Front] and al-Farqa 13 [Brigade 13]

By the presence and approval of Allah, Jabhat al-Nusra and al-Farqa 13 have agreed to represent the two sides by pledging the following:

Firstly:

There will be no attacks on the headquarters or people until the ruling of the unison committee is released and concluded.

Secondly:

There will be a cease of provocations on social media such as Twitter and [similar platforms] and of protests and [similar actions] on the ground until the ruling of the unison committee is released and concluded.

Thirdly:

The remarks of Sheikh Ahmed ‘Alwan are considered personal remarks that he is responsible for, and al-Farqa 13 do not take the consequences of these.

Jabhat al-Nusra [illegible]

Al-Farqa 13 [illegible]

Witness one [illegible]

Witness two [illegible]