Agreement Document [between Jaysh al-Thawra, Northern Countryside Committee, and the Northern Operations Room]
Country/entity
SyriaRegion
Middle East and North AfricaAgreement name
Agreement Document [between Jaysh al-Thawra, Northern Countryside Committee, and the Northern Operations Room]Date
22 Jan 2016Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ()Stage
Ceasefire/relatedConflict nature
Inter-groupPeace process
Syrian Local AgreementsParties
Jaysh al-Thawra [trans. Army of Revolutionaries] [Signed];
the Northern Countryside Committee [Signed];
Commander of the Northern Operations Room, Lt. C. Abu Riyad [Signed]Third parties
-Description
Four point agreement in what is really an agreement of 'alliance' desling with: a ceasefire, prisoner release, inclusion of Jaysh al-Thawra into the front lines against ISIS, form of the judicial committee to investigate outstanding issues.
Agreement document
Agreement document (original language)
Local agreement properties
Process type
Isolated exampleRationale
-> Local issues only; no external support mechanism; no culture of signing There was apparently no formally established mechanism to support this peace agreement. Although Jaysh al-Thawra was involved in a previous agreement (28/12/2015) in the same region, it looks like this agreement is a once-off pledge to form a coalition against common enemies. Thus, one cannot point to a culture of signing peace agreements to solve recurring issues.Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
NoLink 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. The agreement refers to both ISIS and the Syrian government as "enemies".Name of Locale
Aleppo northern countrysideNature Of Locale
RegionGPS Lat/Long (DD)
36.586827, 37.045047Participant type
Local armed groupMediator, 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 God, most Gracious, most Compassionate
Page 1, Allah knows best the intention - Grievance ListPage 1,
Due to the killings by gunfire and fire in the al-Rīf al-Shimālī in Aleppo between the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL) and the [Syrian] government and our belief in controlling arms of these enemies [...] - Cattle rustling/banditry
No specific mention.
- Social cover
No specific mention.
In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate
Agreement Document
Due to the killings by gunfire and fire in the al-Rīf al-Shimālī in Aleppo between the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL) and the [Syrian] government and our belief in controlling arms of these enemies, it was agreed upon below:
1. A mutual ceasefire between the two sides.
2. Release of detainees by the two parties.
3. Inclusion of the Army of Revolutionaries in the ISIS fronts.
4. Forming a judicial committee to investigate continuous outstanding issues.
Allah knows best the intention
Note:
This Agreement will come into force with immediate effect.
Release Date:
Friday 21/1/ 2016
Corresponding:
22/1/2016
The Army of Revolutionaries
[Illegible]
[stamp]
The al-Rif al-Shimali Committee
[Illegible]
[signature]
The Commander of Ghurfat al-Shimāl [Northern Operation Room]
Lieutenant Colonel Ābū Riyād
[signature]