• Country/entity

  Syria
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Ceasefire between Ahrar al-Sham (AAS), al-Hamza Division, and Sultan Murad Division

• Date

  13 Jun 2017

• 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

  Signing on behalf of the First Party
  al-Sultan Murad - Abu Ahmad Fahim [signed]
  al-Hamza Division - Abu Bakr Saif [signed]
  
  Signing on behalf of the Second Party
  Ahrar al-Sham - Dr. Abu Bader & Captain Abu Hafs [signed]

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Short agreement between Ahrar al-Sham, on the one hand, and Sultan Murad Division and al-Hamzah Division on the other, seeking to form a dispute resolution committee and use this as the avenue of negotiation on issues. Includes a ceasefire clause and a provision for an end to mobilisation of armed factions.

• Agreement document

  SY_170613_Ceasefire Ahrar al-Sham al-Hamza Division and Sultan Murad Division_EN.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  SY_170613_Ceasefire Ahrar al-Sham al-Hamza Division and Sultan Murad Division_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Informal but persistent process
  

• Rationale

  -> Local issues only; no external support mechanism; culture of signing There is no formally established mechanism to support the negotiation. Moreover, this agreement cannot be linked to the national peace process. 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 daily pragmatic issues related to their armed struggle through agreements. Although one cannot speak of a “culture” of singing peace agreements, the parties are involved (in a non-proactive and non-conscious way) in a persistent practice of signing local agreements.

• 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

  Region

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  36.370312, 37.516544

• Participant type

  Local armed group
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

All praises be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon his Prophet.

It was agreed between the two parties to the conflict to form a committee to review and deal with the issues of contention between them.

The task of this committee would be to follow up with the issues that have not been dealt with, return everyone’s rights, and agree on a judicial committee that shall hear these issues of contention.

A [illegible] committee will also be formed to return rights and implement the decisions that are made by the judicial committee.

It was also agreed that there would be a ceasefire and a pledge to stop mobilization by all sides against the other sides.

The Follow-Up Committee

First Party

1. Sultan Murad / Abu Sultan

2. The al-Hamzah Division / Abu Jaber

3. al-Salman Shah / Malik Abu Sarj

4. Suqoor al-Jabal / Deebo

5. Military [illegible] / Ibrahim Al Bab

Second Party

1. Ahrar al-Sham Movement

2. The Leader, Dr. Abu Bader

3. Military Leader / Capt.

Abu Hafs

4. Abu Ali [illegible]

The Standing Committee

1. Abu Ahmad Safwah

2. Major Abu Thaer

3. Abu Al Waleed / al-Fawj

Signing on behalf of the First Party

al-Sultan Murad - Abu Ahmad Fahim [signed]

al-Hamza Division - Abu Bakr Saif [signed]

Signing on behalf of the Second Party

Ahrar al-Sham - Dr. Abu Bader &Captain Abu Hafs [signed]

The Standing Committee

[no signatories]