2018 Idlib demilitarized zone agreement

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The 2018 Idlib demilitarized zone agreement was a Russia–Turkey-brokered deal intended to avert a large-scale Syrian government offensive on the rebel-held Idlib province by creating a buffer zone and withdrawing heavy weapons and extremist groups.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceasefire agreement ⓘ
demilitarized zone arrangement ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Idlib buffer zone deal ⓘ
Russia–Turkey Idlib agreement ⓘ
Sochi agreement on Idlib ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Idlib Governorate ⓘ
parts of Aleppo Governorate ⓘ
parts of Hama Governorate ⓘ
parts of Latakia Governorate ⓘ
bufferZoneWidth 15–20 kilometres ⓘ
conflictContext Syrian civil war ⓘ
linked to: Syrian Civil War
consequence postponement of a full-scale Syrian government assault on Idlib in late 2018 ⓘ
dateSigned 2018-09-17 ⓘ
followedBy 2020 Moscow ceasefire agreement on Idlib ⓘ
guarantorState Russia ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
hasEffectOn displacement of civilians in northwestern Syria ⓘ
humanitarian situation in Idlib ⓘ
involvesGroup Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ⓘ
National Front for Liberation ⓘ
involvesOrganization Russian Armed Forces ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ
Turkish Armed Forces ⓘ
languageOfDocument Arabic ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ
legalNature bilateral memorandum of understanding ⓘ
mediatedBy Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ⓘ
Vladimir Putin ⓘ
negotiatedBy Russian government ⓘ
Turkish government ⓘ
partyToConflict Syrian government ⓘ
Syrian opposition factions in Idlib ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
placeSigned Sochi ⓘ
primaryGoal to avert a large-scale Syrian government offensive on Idlib ⓘ
to establish a demilitarized buffer zone around Idlib ⓘ
to separate Syrian government forces and opposition forces ⓘ
relatedProcess Astana peace process ⓘ
linked to: Astana peace talks
relatedTo de-escalation zones in Syria ⓘ
requiredAction joint Russian–Turkish patrols in the demilitarized zone ⓘ
removal of radical extremist groups from the buffer zone ⓘ
withdrawal of heavy weapons from the buffer zone ⓘ
signatory Russia ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
status partially implemented ⓘ
repeatedly violated ⓘ
typeOfMeasure buffer zone arrangement ⓘ
de-escalation measure ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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Syrian Civil War → hasCeasefireAttempt → 2018 Idlib demilitarized zone agreement ⓘ
2018 Idlib demilitarized zone agreement → alsoKnownAs → Idlib buffer zone deal ⓘ
linked to: 2018 Idlib demilitarized zone agreement
2018 Idlib demilitarized zone agreement → alsoKnownAs → Russia–Turkey Idlib agreement ⓘ
linked to: 2018 Idlib demilitarized zone agreement
2018 Idlib demilitarized zone agreement → alsoKnownAs → Sochi agreement on Idlib ⓘ
linked to: 2018 Idlib demilitarized zone agreement
2020 Moscow ceasefire agreement on Idlib → relatedToPreviousAgreement → Sochi agreement on Idlib (2018) ⓘ
linked to: 2018 Idlib demilitarized zone agreement
2020 Moscow ceasefire agreement on Idlib → precededBy → 2018 Sochi demilitarization deal on Idlib ⓘ
linked to: 2018 Idlib demilitarized zone agreement