Agreement between the People’s Protection Units and Operation Room ‘Libtik Ya Ukhtahu’ regarding Sheikh Maqsud, Aleppo

• Country/entity

  Syria
  
• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  
• Agreement name

  Agreement between the People’s Protection Units and Operation Room ‘Libtik Ya Ukhtahu’ regarding Sheikh Maqsud, Aleppo
• Date

  28 May 2015
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/local conflict ( Syrian Conflicts (1948 - ) (1976 - 2005) (2011 - ) )
• Stage

  Renewal
• Conflict nature

  Inter-group
• Peace process

  Syrian Local Agreements
• Parties

  People's Protection Units (YPG);
  Operations Rooms 'Libtik Ya Ukhtahu' (consisting of Northern Front, Kurdish Front, Ahrar al-Sham, Abu Amara Brigades, 16th Legion, Descendants of the Sultans, Faylaq al-Sham, First Battalion, Jaysh al-Islam, Safwa Brigades, Nur al-Din al-Zanki Brigades)
• Third parties

  The Fastaqim Union
  Farqa 16
• Description

  A re-negotiation agreement of the previous agreement on May 4, 2015. TPG agrees to withdraw its units mediated by third parties of Fastaqim Union and Farqa 16.

• Agreement document

  SY_150528_Agreement between YPG and Libtik ya Ukhtah_EN.pdf | Download PDF
• Agreement document (original language)

  SY_150528_Agreement between YPG and Libtik ya Ukhtah_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Formal structured process
  
• Rationale

  -> Local issues only; external support mechanism; culture of signing A formally-established mechanism apparently supported the negotiation between the signing groups, as the negotiation was mediated by two third parties. Moreover, this agreement cannot be linked to the national peace process. Indeed, both groups oppose the rule of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and reject the idea of a national negotiation to solve the conflict. Yet, it seems that both signing parties choose to solve the conflicts related to their armed struggle through agreements. This is the second agreement signed on this local matter.
• 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

  Sheikh Maqsud
• Nature Of Locale

  Smaller
• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  36.237554, 37.153702
• Participant type

  Local armed group
  
• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  Mediator or similar referred to
  Mediator (references)

  The Fastaqim Union and Farqa 16
  Type of mediator/facilitator/similar

  Local armed group

Local issues

Agreement between the People’s Protection Units and Operation Room ‘Libtik Ya Ukhtahu’ regarding Sheikh Maqsud, Aleppo

After [exercises] by the Operation Room ‘Libtik Ya Ukhtahu’ and the People’s Protection Units (YPG).

It has been pledged by the YPG to fully implement the conditions were previously agreed upon with the guarantee of brothers in the Fastaqim Union and Farqa 16.

Its forces will be withdrawn from both sides, with the active representation of intermediates represented by the brothers in the Fastaqim Union and Farqa 16.

This Agreement shall be in effect from the date expected at the time and date set forth below and for a period of ten days:

Time:

8:00 PM

Date:

Thursday:

28/05/2015

[Four signatories]

Operation Room ‘Libtik Ya Ukhta’

People’s Protection Units (YPG)

The Fastaqim Union

Farqa 16