• Country/entity

  Syria
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Signed agreement presented by the Russian officials to opposition in al-Waer

• Date

  8 Mar 2017

• Agreement status

  Unilateral document

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

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

• Stage

  Ceasefire/related

• Conflict nature

  Government

• Peace process

  Intra-Syrian Process (state/non-state)

• Parties

  The Operation Room of al-Waer Neighbourhood:
  . Commander of the military mission
  . Commander of the group
  . Commander of the area
  
  The Russian Centre for Reconciliation

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Template agreement prepared by Russian officials and annotated by hand by a local opposition armed group that pledges to join a peaceful settlement for the national conflict and cease attacks on the Syrian army.

• Agreement document

  SY_170308_Signed agreement presented by the Russian officials to opposition in al-Waer_TR.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  SY_170308_Signed agreement presented by the Russian officials to opposition in al-Waer (1).pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Formal structured process
  

• Rationale

  The agreement is a printed template prepared by Russian officials and annotated by hand by a local opposition armed group (Operation Room of al-Waer Neighbourhood). The agreement is part of a long negotiation process between the Syrian regime and its allies and oppositions groups in al-Waer neighbourhood (continuous process since April 2014 and reinvigorated in August 2016).

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

  Yes

• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  The agreement is a printed template prepared by Russian officials who side with the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad on the conflict. The opposition group pledges to join "the peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic".

• Name of Locale

  al-Waer neighbourhood

• Nature Of Locale

  Smaller

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  34.747192, 36.669832

• Participant type

  Central state actor
  Local armed group
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

Declaration

To join the ceasefire system

I We are the Operation Room of al-Waer Neighbourhood commander of armed Group that controls al-Waer/Homs.

Draw the map of the area that he [the commander] controls

1. I declare my readiness to join the peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic.

2. I guarantee that my subordinates, as of 0.00 hours on 7/ March/2017 Damascus time, are ready to stop fighting the Syrian army and stop shelling artillery or any other source of fire.

3. I pledge to secure the safe entry of the group that monitors the ceasefire into the area that I control.

4. [ I pledge] Not to obstruct the entry of humanitarian aid into the area under its control.

The undertakings I referred to above will be implemented by me and my subordinates when the following are carried out:

1. The Syrian army to stop targeting the area I controlled as of 0.00 hrs on / / 2017 Damascus time, whether with artillery or any other source of fire.

2. The Syrian or Russian warplanes to stop targeting the area I controlled during the ceasefire period.

3. [ Syrian regime and Russia] Not impede the ceasefire system to provide humanitarian aid to the area I control.

4. To have representatives from my side participate in the ceasefire monitoring groups.

In the event of disputes regarding the ceasefire violation, and when I get proof of that, I will report this to the local ceasefire monitoring groups and other monitoring groups.

Annexes:

a map of the area controlled by the organization.

Commander of the military mission

Commander of the group The Operation Room of al-Waer Neighbourhood

Commander of the area

To contact:

write an e-mail or any other address [signature]

[Stamp of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation]

The declaration must be sent to the Coordination Centre for the Cessation of Hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic in Hmeimim Air Base

To email address [email no clear]

Telephone/Fax:

+009634-189-42-18