• Country/entity

  Yemen
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Implementation Mechanism of the Ceasefire Agreement in the Governorate of Marib

• Date

  17 Apr 2016

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/local conflict ( Yemeni Civil Wars (1994) (2011 - ) )

• Stage

  Ceasefire/related

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  Yemen peace process

• Parties

  Representatives of Government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi:
  ‘Abd Āllah ‘Alī al- Jimālī
  Ra’id ‘Abd Āllah al- Thābatī
  Nājī ‘Alī Manīf
  Āhmad ‘Alī Rabī’
  ‘Abd al-Hakīm Rāshid al-Zūmhī
  Muhammad Qāsim ‘Alwa
  ‘Abd Āllah Muhammad Kawīr
  ‘Abduh Hamid Shamalān
  Mahmūd Sālih Haliyān
  ‘Abd al-Rahman ‘Alī ‘Āmur
  
  Representatives of Ansar Allah and General People's Congress
  Muhammad bin ‘Alī Ta’ymān
  Sālim Hādī Raqīb
  Sa’īd ‘Alī Salāmah
  Sālih Sawda Ta’ymān
  Sālih Yahya al-Suqāf
  Khalid Sālih al-Āmīr
  ‘Abd Āllah Sālih al- Sharīf
  Fāyaz Muhsin al- Suqāf

• Third parties

  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• Description

  Ceasefire in Ma'rib signed as part of the greater ceasefire arrangement signed in Dharan al-Janoub. Similar ceasefire signed in al-Dhalea. Agreement provides for a ceasefire, the monitoring of said ceasefire by a committee, an exchange of remains, prisoners and mine maps, the opening of roads, freedom of movement and movement of humanitarian aid as well as the reparation of electricity going into Sanaa.

• Agreement document

  YE_160417_Ceasefire in Marib between Hadi and Ansar Allah Forces_EN.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  YE_160417_Ceasefire in Marib between Hadi and Ansar Allah Forces_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Formal structured process
  

• Rationale

  This follows similar formality procedures to the other ceasefires in the Dhahran al-Janub sub-set (signed 10/04/16) involving regional representation and two stages of implementation. It seems there may be more formality in the sense that the nationally affiliated committee summons the provincial committee in this instance. Similar practices around content apply again; this involves ensuring safe spaces and access, the exchange of information about and physical remains of the dead, the opening of roads and the facilitation of aid access/work.

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

  Yes

• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  There is a reference in the text to the original national agreement made on 10/04/2016, while it does not explicitly reference this as the national process the agreement name is indicative, thus it is not directly quoted here but is considered a link. Further there is reason to select 'Yes' to link to the national as there is clear involvement of local governance groups with a clear stance towards the wider conflict and these can also be considered as state representatives. In all of these ceasefire agreements in the set, the language around the use of 'committee' tends to be fluid; with the committees holding a substantial level of responsibility in terms of implementation and monitoring but with some substantial differences regarding their make up. In most cases there is mention of the governorate level committee being involved. Importantly there is a provision in the national agreement text which outlines the implementation of a De-escalation and Coordination Committee, which is to work in coordination with local committees around the beginning of de-escalation. This committee is not always referenced, in this agreement however it may be, as the text refers to a committee summoning the Marib Committee. This would be a more explicit involvement of the nationally formed committees, however equally it is possible that some of the language of 'committee' across the local ceasefire texts is also referring to the involvement of the national committee.

• Name of Locale

  Marib governorate

• Nature Of Locale

  Region

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  15.470199, 45.322797

• Participant type

  Central state actor
  Local armed group
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  Mediator or similar referred to

  Mediator (references)

  In contrast to some of the other ceasefire agreements in this set relating to the national agreement - (10/04/2016 Dhahran al-Janoub Agreements on the Cessation of Hostilities in Yemen for Shabwah, al-Dhali’, al-Baydah, al-Jawf, Ma’rib, Ta’iz and Terms and Conditions) reference in the agreement text for this agreement seems more explicitly clear as it describes the Marib committee being summoned by another local committee to hold discussions.

  Type of mediator/facilitator/similar

  Regional state actor

Local issues

Implementation Mechanism of the Ceasefire Agreement in the Governorate of Marib

Praise be to Allah, who said:

“O you who have believed, enter into Islam completely and do not follow the footsteps of Satan.

Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

”1 Peace and blessings be upon His Noble Messenger, who said:

“I am a Merciful God.”

Based on the agreement signed in Dhahran al-Janub in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 10 April 2016 between us as the two sides.

The committee summoned the Marib Committee from the two sides for a meeting on Sunday 17/04/2016 in the area of Swaydah in the al-Baydah Governorate.

The following points were agreed:

First:

1- There will be a ceasefire in all forms, starting at 11:00pm on Sunday 17/04/2016, on all fronts of battle in Sarwah, Nihm, al-Jad’an, al-Abdiyyah and Harib Bayhan and all locations of fighting under these fronts.

2- There will be a complete prohibition of reinforcements and congregations in all forms on the battle fronts.

3- The two committees shall have direct supervision of the ceasefire.

4- Two people from each side from the Military Committee will be located for contacting, communicating and reporting any movement and for working on its establishment and its mandate.

Second:

After the installation of a ceasefire and the prohibition of reinforcements and congregations, the following steps will be implemented:

1- The Red Crescent and the Red Cross, or whoever represents them, will be allowed to recover the remains of the two sides from the battle front without discrimination.

In addition, the organisations will be kept safe while carrying out their work.

2- If found, mine maps will be handed over.

If it is not possible to find them, their whereabouts will be located.

3- All the sides will stop the detention of innocents and travellers on the roads, paths and at checkpoints.

Their rights will also be preserved.

4- The concerned entities will work on their obligations of preparing, repairing and opening the roads as soon as possible.

5- The two sides will facilitate relief work without objecting in any way.

They will also facilitate its passage.

Any obstacles from any side will be removed.

6- The concerned entities will be allowed to repair the power transmission lines (electricity) from Marib to Sana’a.

The engineering teams ensure, and the concerned entities commit to provide the necessary requirements to connect and operate the gas station.

7- The Prisoners Committee will return and prepare lists of the prisoners and the detainees of the two sides.

They will also coordinate with the Central Prisoners Committee to complete the exchange and their release.

In conclusion, the price of the two sides are the efforts and endeavours of sponsors to bring about peace in Yemen.

Let them succeed in the Kuwait Conference.

Released on 10 Regep 1437

Side one:

‘Abd Āllah ‘Alī al-Jimālī

Ra’id ‘Abd Āllah al-Thābatī

Nājī ‘Alī Manīf

Āhmad ‘Alī Rabī’

‘Abd al-Hakīm Rāshid al-Zūmhī

Muhammad Qāsim ‘Alwa

‘Abd Āllah Muhammad Kawīr

‘Abduh Hamid Shamalān

Mahmūd Sālih Haliyān

‘Abd al-Rahman ‘Alī ‘Āmur

Side two:

Muhammad bin ‘Alī Ta’ymān

Sālim Hādī Raqīb

Sa’īd ‘Alī Salāmah

Sālih Sawda Ta’ymān

Sālih Yahya al-Suqāf

Khalid Sālih al-Āmīr

‘Abd Āllah Sālih al-Sharīf

Fāyaz Muhsin al-Suqāf