• Country/entity

  Syria
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Agreement between al-Nusra Front and Harakat Hazm, Aleppo

• Date

  28 Oct 2014

• 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

  Signed by Abu Hafs al-Baghdadi and Ahmad Diri representing the Aleppo factions of Jabhat al-Nusra and Harakat Hazm, respectively.

• Third parties

  Witnesses: Sheikh Farouq [signed] [affiliation unclear]; Sheikh Abu Bakri[signed] [affiliation unclear]; Colonel Abu Ahmad Mahitah [signed] [affiliation unclear] Islamic Front Army of the Mujahideen Ansar al-Din Front Abu Amara Brigades Nur al-Din al-Zanki Movement The Military Council The Local Council of the City of Aleppo

• Description

  Agreement delineating the territories of the two conflict parties in Aleppo City. Agreement has unique enforcement mechanism.

• Agreement document

  SY_141028_Harakat Hazm and Nusra Agr, Bab al-Hawa, Idlib_EN.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  SY_141028_Harakat Hazm and Nusra Agr, Bab al-Hawa, Idlib_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Isolated example
  

• Rationale

  -> Local issues only; external support mechanism; no culture of signing A formally-established mechanism apparently supported the negotiation between the two parties as several witnesses signed the agreement. Although tensions pre-existed the agreement in the same locale, no further information supports the case of a "culture" of signing agreements or a recurrent peace process.

• 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

  al-Jandool, Aleppo city

• Nature Of Locale

  Smaller

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  36.248760, 37.172783

• Participant type

  Local state actor
  Local armed group
  Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Allah said:

“And if two factions among the believers should fight, then make settlement between the two.

But if one of them oppresses the other, then fight against the one that oppresses until it returns to the ordinance of Allah.”

This is the agreement that was reached between:

Jabhat Al Nusrah in Aleppo City, represented by Abu Hafs Al Baghdadi

And Harakat Hazm in Aleppo City, represented by Ahmad Diri

The agreement:

Sparing Aleppo city from the fighting in the countryside and in the rest of the governorates

Demarcating the area for Jabhat Al Nusrah in Aleppo City to be the area from the Al Jandool Roundabout to the inside of the city and with orders that they do not attack Harakat Hazm

Demarcating the area for Harakat Hazm in Aleppo City to be the area from the Al Jandool Roundabout to the inside of the city and with orders that they do not attack Jabhat Al Nusrah

Both sides pledge to [control the discipline of their men] and to not withdraw from the gaps

In the case that the agreement is violated by any side, all of the groups shall stand against the violating group.

28/10/2014 May Allah support our endeavor

Abu Hafs Al Baghdadi

[Signed]

Ahmad Diri

[Signed]

Witnesses:

Sheikh Farouq

[illegible]

[Signed]

Sheikh Abu Bakri

[illegible]

[Signed]

Colonel Abu Ahmad Mahitah

[Signed]

[illegible]

unclear