Agreement Document [between Jaysh al-Thawra, Northern Countryside Committee, and the Northern Operations Room]

  • Country/entity
    Syria
  • Region
    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name
    Agreement Document [between Jaysh al-Thawra, Northern Countryside Committee, and the Northern Operations Room]
  • Date
    22 Jan 2016
  • 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
    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.

Local agreement properties

  • Process type
    Isolated example
  • Rationale
    -> 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?
    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. The agreement refers to both ISIS and the Syrian government as "enemies".
  • Name of Locale
    Aleppo northern countryside
  • Nature Of Locale
    Region
  • GPS Lat/Long (DD)
    36.586827, 37.045047
  • Participant type
    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 God, most Gracious, most Compassionate

    Page 1, Allah knows best the intention
  • Grievance List
    Page 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]