Untitled Agreement [between Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Northern Storm Brigade]
- Country/entity
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Syria
- Region
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Middle East and North Africa
- Agreement name
- Untitled Agreement [between Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Northern Storm Brigade]
- Date
- 19 Sep 2013
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/local conflict
- Stage
- Ceasefire/related
- Conflict nature
- Inter-group
- Peace process
- Syrian Local Agreements
- Parties
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Capt Ahmad Ghazalah [Signed] Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS; ISIL);
Abu Abdulrahman al-Kuwaiti [Signed] Northern Storm Front - Third parties
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Witnesses:
Abu Tawfiq [signed] (Al-Tawhid Brigade)
Abu Ibrahim al-Shishani (ISIS)
[Note] a brigade is specified to operate as the barrier between the two parties, but the name is illegible. - Description
- Short ceasefire between ISIS and Northern Storm Brigade
- Agreement document
- SY_130919_Ceasefire between ISIS and Northern Storm Brigade_EN.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
- Agreement document (original language)
- SY_130919_Ceasefire between ISIS and Northern Storm Brigade_AR.pdf (opens in new tab)
Local agreement properties
- Process type
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Isolated example
- Rationale
- -> Local issues only; external support mechanism; no culture of signing It is unclear whether a formally-established mechanism supported the negotiation - two witnesses were present. Moreover, this agreement cannot be linked to the national peace process. Indeed, both groups have a Salafist ideology; they oppose the rule of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and reject the idea of a national negotiation to solve the conflict. Finally, nothing supports the claim that the signing parties engaged in a culture of signing agreements in this locale. Tensions between the two groups increase only in September 2013, that is, 4 months after the agreement.
- 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)
- 36.586775, 37.046692
- Participant type
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Local armed group
- Mediator, facilitator or similar
- No mention of mediator or similar
Local issues
- Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)
- Page 1, In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
- Grievance List
- Although the agreement does not refer to specific causes of the conflict, it lists five provisions to address local grievances.
Page 1,
1. Implementing an immediate ceasefire
2. Releasing all detainees who were detained because of the problems within 24 hours from
the date of the agreement
3. Returning all of the property taken by both sides
4. The [ILLEGIBLE] Brigade shall be a barrier between the two sides until the problem in Aghraz
ends.
5. The reference for any dispute between them will be a Shariah Board [illegible1] of both sides. - Cattle rustling/banditry
No specific mention.
- Social cover
No specific mention.
Source agreement
Untitled Agreement [between Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Northern Storm Brigade]
20 April 2013
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
All praises be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon his Prophet
This is what was agreed upon between the two sides:
First:
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
Second:
Northern Storm Brigade
Agreement:
Implementing an immediate ceasefire
Releasing all detainees who were detained because of the problems within 24 hours from the date of the agreement
Returning all of the property taken by both sides
The [ILLEGIBLE] Brigade shall be a barrier between the two sides until the problem in Aghraz ends.
The reference for any dispute between them will be a Shariah Board [illegible] of both sides.
First Party:
Abu Abdulrahman Al Kuwaiti
[Signed]
Second Party:
Capt.
Ahmad Ghazalah
[Signed]
First Witness:
Abu Tawfiq – Al Tawhid Brigade
[Signed]
Second Witness:
Abu Ibrahim Al Shishani
[Signed]
Most likely:
‘consisting’