{"id":1132,"date":"2019-01-11T16:12:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T16:12:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-05-28T11:46:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T08:46:18","slug":"1132","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/1132\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian Government and Rebels Swapped Detainees under the Astana Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong>Introduction <\/strong><\/span>The Syrian regime and Turkish-backed rebel groups, notably the Levant Front <em>al-Jabha al-Shamia,<\/em> held a prisoner exchange on November 24, 2018, at Abu Zandeen border crossing, eastern Aleppo<\/span><a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">[1]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\">. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) supervised this swap process, which led to the release of ten from the regime&rsquo;s prisons, mostly newly arrested civilians, in exchange for ten hostages; Syrian Army fighters and civilians including a woman, held by the rebels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The prisoner swap was a first important step in implementing the Russia-Iran-Turkey-brokered peace talks<\/span><a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">[2]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\"> held on Jan. 24, 2017, STJ&#39;s field researcher said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Although the recent swap deal was accelerated and conducted far from the media, there are promises that similar deals are on the way to be implemented during the coming period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The swap deal was few days ahead the Astana meeting scheduled on November 28 and 29, 2018 in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">&quot;Experts from the Astana format are looking into different options for arriving at new prisoner swap agreements between Damascus and the opposition in the next few months, in which some 50 to 60 people could be swapped,&quot; Russia&#39;s Special Presidential Envoy for the 11<sup>th<\/sup> International meeting on Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev said. <\/span><a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">[3]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><strong>Details of the swap <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The recent prisoners swap deal between the Syrian army and the Turkish-backed opposition groups, which took place near al-Bab city, northern Aleppo, was abruptly announced. No residents or media activists witnessed the process. That was confirmed by Bakr al-Salim, an activist from northern Aleppo, who said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000;\">&quot;On November 24, 2018, we noticed movements in Abo al-Zendeen<\/span><a href=\"#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><strong>[4]<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\"> border crossing near al-Bab. We thought that an agreement was reached to open the border crossing point between the Euphrates Shield area and the regime-held areas. But it was actually a prisoner swap agreement between the regime and the armed groups, particularly the Sultan Murad Division and the Levant Front, under the auspices of Russian-Turkish forces and the support of the SARC&quot;.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Those released by the armed opposition groups were held in the Euphrates Shield area. They were military and civilians including one woman. They are:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Ahmad Qaj.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Ibrahim Kiyali.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Khalid al-Ahmad al&mdash;Bader.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Hafez Abdussalam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Muhammad Said Sebahi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Mamoun Hababeh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Abdul Aal Mostafa al-Jasim.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Ahmad Ramadan al-Qasim.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Abdurrahman Muhammad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Fadia Sinan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">On the other hand, most of the prisoners released by the Syrian regular were civilians. They are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Mohammad Ali Mohammad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Omar Ali al-Farij.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Hisham Suleiman al-Khalid.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Muhammad Muhammad Khalid al-Jarban.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Qasim Mohammed al-Derzi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Shadi Ahmad al-Deiri.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Amjad Zaher al-Jamous.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Kayn Ahmad al-Sabti.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Ahmad Ali al-Hari.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Karim Ismael al-Mohammed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Muhammad Nour, member of the media office of the Sultan Murad Division, said that the division wasn&rsquo;t a part of this exchange deal, it only supervised it, and none of those released had been held by the group, he added.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">On November 24, 2018, Anadolu Agency<\/span><a href=\"#_ftn5\" name=\"_ftnref5\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">[5]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\"> published a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnadoluAgency.AR\/videos\/vb.216115261842953\/951686868358627\/?type=2&amp;theater\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">video footage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\"> showing a side of the prisoners exchange process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/uploads\/files\/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D8%A3%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B0%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88.png\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 264px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">A screenshot taken from the previous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnadoluAgency.AR\/videos\/vb.216115261842953\/951686868358627\/?type=2&amp;theater\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">footage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\">, showing persons swapped on Nov. 24, 2018.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">&quot;The Sultan Murad Division supervised the swap process under the auspices of the SARC&quot;, said Hamza al-Omar, a commander in the Sultan Murad Division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><strong>&quot;The swap is an outcome of the 9<sup>th<\/sup> round of peace talks in Astana. It has been planned for six months, but its implementation, however, was agreed upon only recently. Most of those released by the regime are from Dara&rsquo;a and were arrested not long ago. Some of them are fighters who have been deceived into reconciliation, while others are civilians who were arrested at regime-operated checkpoints, including a young man, 20, who was arrested at a checkpoint in Lattakia city.&quot; <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/uploads\/files\/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A9.jpg\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 266px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">A side of the prisoner swap conducted on November 24, 2018. Photo credit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/120431521395928\/posts\/1682754435163621\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Hamza al-Baker, a commander of an armed group in the Euphrates Shield area, confirmed to STJ that the exchange deal achieved under Russian-Turkish auspices, without the intervention of UN. He said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><strong>&quot;The UN was supposed to supervise the deal, being an outcome of the Astana meeting, but the haste in implementing it by Turkey and Russia prevented that. The next swaps will be certainly under the auspices of the UN. The exchange noticeably improved mutual confidence between the warring sides and Astana mediators, and showed their determination to do further actions to exchange more detainees between the Syrian warring sides&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">In a statement on November 24, 2018, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said the deal is &quot;a first important step in building trust between the warring sides in Syria&quot;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/uploads\/files\/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A9.png\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 352px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry on November 24, 2018. Photo credit: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.gov.tr\/no_-320_-astana-sureci-kapsaminda-suriye-de-gozaltinda-tutulanlarin-karsilikli-olarak-serbest-birakilmasi-hk_ar.ar.mfa\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">the Turkish Foreign Ministry <\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Ahmad Tu&rsquo;ma, who was a representative of the opposition in Astana talks, tweeted on November 24, 2018:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The recent exchange deal is a goodwill gesture and a practical application of the &lsquo;release of the detainees&rsquo; item within the scope of the Astana process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Tu&rsquo;ma stated that the regime released 20 prisoners, which was denied by several sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/uploads\/files\/\u062a\u063a\u0631\u064a\u062f\u0629 \u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0637\u0639\u0645\u0629.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 295px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Ahmad Tu&rsquo;ma&#39;s tweet on the last exchange deal, implemented on November 24, 2018. Photo credit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/Drahmadtoma1965\/status\/1066396219986055168?p=v\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">@DrahmadTu&rsquo;ma1965<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/>\n<div id=\"ftn1\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">[1]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\"> On August 24, 2016 the Turkish-backed armed groups controlled northern Aleppo. The most prominent groups were the Sultan Murad Division, the Levant Front (Arabic Jabhat al-Shamiyah), and Hamza Division. They launched a military operation against ISIL and managed to expel it from the areas around Jarabulus, al-Rai, and al-Bab al-Shimali.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">[2]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\"> &quot;(New Level) Syrian govt &amp; opposition talks in Astana tense but promising- Russian envoy&quot; RT, Jan. 24, 2017. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/374843-astana-syria-talks-russia-envoy\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/374843-astana-syria-talks-russia-envoy\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">[3]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\"> &quot;Driving out militants from Syria&#39;s Idlib now top priority-Putin&quot;, RT, Sep.7, 2018, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/437877-putin-idlib-syria-summit\/\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/437877-putin-idlib-syria-summit\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">[4]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\"> Abu al-Zendeen crossing lies near al-Bab city and is a contact line between the Syrian regime-held areas and the armed groups-held areas in northern Syria.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn5\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref5\" name=\"_ftn5\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">[5]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\"> &quot;Syria regime and rebels swap prisoners&quot;, Anadolu Agency, November 24, 2018, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9\/%D8%A5%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7\/1320444\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9\/%D8%A5%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7\/1320444<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction The Syrian regime and Turkish-backed rebel groups, notably the Levant Front al-Jabha al-Shamia, held a prisoner exchange on November 24, 2018, at Abu Zandeen border crossing, eastern Aleppo[1]. 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