MESOP FLASH : PYD & al-Nusra sign a ceasefire

26.04.2014 –  Kurdo Shaban – BasNews, Erbil – Al-Nusra and the Democratic Union Party (PYD) have announced a ceasefire in Syria’s Kurdish inhabited area of Aleppo.Following a recent series of attacks by Bashar al-Assad’s regime in the areas close to Aleppo, where up to 180 people were killed and 75 injured, Ghurfa ahl al-Sham (part of al-Nusra) announced a ceasefire with the military wing of the PYD, the People’s Protection Unit (YPG).

BasNews obtained a copy of the ceasefire conditions and they include:

The return of prisoners from both sides; transportation should only happen with a letter of permission that describes the type of vehicle and destination; no checkpoint be set up without previously informing each other; that al-Nusra be allowed to make use of PYD-controlled areas to fight Assad’s army and control Nebbol u az-Zahra as well as prohibiting transportation between the areas.