• Country/entity

  Syria
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Agreement between Fatah al-Halab and the People's Protection Units on the Sheikh Maqsoud area and roads to Afrin

• Date

  15 Dec 2015

• 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

  Aleppo Operation Room                                                                
  People's Protection Units

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  The parties agree to a ceasefire and to regulate civilian access routes. The hand written note in the original translation described the agreement coming into force as of 'September 19/2/2015' however the agreement was made on 15/12/2015 and the attached source describes it coming into force on the Saturday which is 19/12/2015. The translation has therefore been changed, please see source in implementation section.

• Agreement document

  SY_151215_Agreement between Fatah al-Halab and the People's Protection Units on the Sheikh Maqsoud area and roads to Afrin.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  SY_151215_Agreement between Fatah al-Halab and the People's Protection Units on the Sheikh Maqsoud area and roads to Afrin_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Informal but persistent process
  

• Rationale

  There does not seem to be much by way of supporting mechanism to enforce besides the military committee formed by both parties. Nonetheless the source attached to the agreement suggests that this agreement appears to be related to other agreements around the same time in Aleppo, whereby there is a response to the initiative set out by the Shura reconciliation council in Aleppo.

• Is there a documented link to a national peace process?

  No

• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  No link can be inferred from this agreement as it is signed by local actors who have generally been opposed to national institutions and have taken a stance against resolution being led at national level.

• Name of Locale

  Sheikh Maqsoud

• Nature Of Locale

  Region

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  36.237175, 37.153401

• Participant type

  Local armed group
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

Act of agreement

To avoid bloodshed and in response to the initiative launched by the Shura and Reconciliation Council in Aleppo by the parties, the following items were agreed upon:

1- The cease the fire between the two parties

2- Civilians crossing from Sheikh Maqsoud to Afrin, and vice versa, [are] secure in areas and checkpoints that are under the control of the Aleppo operational room, and with regard to [the crossing of] military personnel, it will be based on a prior coordination

3- Closure of the crossing in the Sheikh Maqsoud Sharqi [East] area, that links to the areas controlled by the [Assad’s] regime, and forming a joint committee from both sides to monitor the closure

4- Open the crossings [Roads] that lead to Afrin.

5- The factions of the Aleppo Operation Room factions to enter Sheikh Maqsoud Sharqi in accordance to agreement between the Army of Revolutionaries and the People's Protection [Units Yekîneyên Parastina Gel, YPG]

6-

7- Sheikh Maqsood checkpoint, "Al-Seka", shared by both parties

8- Forming a military committee from both parties to implement the agreed points and study the [military] construction sites, to approve or reject them.

Note:

The agreement will enter into force immediately upon formal signature, publication, and the announcement

God Bless

[handwriting note] This Agreement entered into force December 19/12/2015

Tuesday 3 Rabi 'al-Awwal 1437,

December 15, 2015

Aleppo Operation Room People's Protection Units

[Signature] [Stamp] [Signature] [stamp]