• Country/entity

  Syria
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Ceasefire in Towns of Talbisa, Rastan and Al-Hula in Homs Countryside between Syrian Government and Free Syrian Army (FSA)

• Date

  31 Jul 2017

• 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

  Government

• Peace process

  Intra-Syrian Process (state/non-state)

• Parties

  ‘Moderate Syrian armed opposition’
  Syrian Regime

• Third parties

  Syrian Tomorrow Movement [Suria al-Ghad] Russian Ministry of Defence Egyptian Government

• Description

  10-point ceasefire agreement agreeing to the unity of the Syrian state, a cessation of hostilities, guarantees of non-infringement of respective areas, to talk of establishing committees to investigate the conditions of detainees, the deployment of 'Chechyan' Russian forces, the free movement of goods, a prohibition of support for al-Qaeda factions, that the governance of the city will be civic, and permission to import building materials to begin reconstruction.

• Agreement document

  SY_170731_Ceasefire of the Countryside of Homs including Talbisa, Rastan and Al-Hula_EN.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Formal structured process
  

• Rationale

  -> Link to national level; external support mechanism; culture of signing A regional mechanism supported the negotiation of the agreement that came as the result of negotiation held in Cairo and monitored by representatives of the Russian and Egyptian governments. Russia – officially nominated as a “guarantor” of the agreement – has quickly assumed a central role in the negotiations between Bashar al-Assad government and the opposition factions, aiming at bringing a definitive end to the Syrian conflict through the persistent practice of signing local agreements.

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

  Yes

• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  It seems that the agreement is directly linked to the national peace process. The Syrian government is one of the signing parties. Moreover, the agreement refers to the “guarantee of the unity of the territory of Syria”.

• Name of Locale

  Northern Countryside of Homs

• Nature Of Locale

  Region

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  34.878199, 36.729795

• Participant type

  Central state actor
  Local armed group
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  Mediator or similar referred to

  Mediator (references)

  Syrian Tomorrow Movement, Russian Ministry of Defence, Egyptian government

  Type of mediator/facilitator/similar

  Central state actor Unclear/Other

Local issues

Ceasefire of the Northern Countryside of Homs including the towns of Talbisa, Rastan and al-Hula

31 July 20171

1. Guarantee of the unity of the territory of Syria and the parties will not try to divide them.

2. Ensure a ceasefire of all types of weapons.

3. No infringement [by any party] on areas controlled by [any] party.

4. Work to establish a committee to investigate the conditions of the detainees and work on the release [of detainees] by all parties.

5. Declaration of Russia as the guarantor.

6. Upon agreement, ‘Chechnyan’ forces will begin to be deployed.

7. Food, fuel, goods and spare parts are permitted to enter and leave the Northern countryside of Homs, without quantity restrictions.

8. Factions supporting the al-Qaeda ideology will not be supported.

9. City administration will be undertaken by civil offices and local councils.

10. Permit the import of building materials to begin the reconstruction process after the submission of the quantity [needed] the study of which is undertaken by a competent committee.

Parties [Agreement status unknown]:

‘Moderate Syrian armed opposition’

Syrian Regime

Third parties:

Syrian Tomorrow Movement [Suria al-Ghad]

Russian Ministry of Defence

Egyptian Government