responsibilities of the Armed Forces of the
Syrian Arab Republic, and all forces supporting or associated with the
Armed Forces of the Syrian Arab Republic are set out in paragraph 2
below.

1. To take part in the cessation of
hostilities, armed opposition groups will confirm – to the United States
of America or the Russian Federation, who will attest such
confirmations to one another as co-chairs of the ISSG by no later than
12:00 (Damascus time) on February 26 2016 – their commitment to and
acceptance of the following terms:

To full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2254, adopted
unanimously on December 18, 2015, ‑ including the readiness to
participate in the UN-facilitated political negotiation process;

To cease attacks with any weapons, including rockets, mortars, and
anti-tank guided missiles, against Armed Forces of the Syrian Arab
Republic, and any associated forces;

To18, 2015, including the readiness to participate
in the UN-facilitated political negotiation process;

To cease attacks with any weapons, including aerial bombardments by
the Air Force of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Aerospace Forces of
the Russian Federation, against the armed opposition groups (as
confirmed to the United States or the Russian Federation by parties to
the cessation of hostilities);

To refrain from acquiring or seeking to acquire territory from other parties to the ceasefire;

To allow humanitarian agencies, rapid, unhindered and sustained access
throughout areas under their operational control and allow immediate
humanitarian assistance to reach all people in need;

To proportionate use of force (i.e., no greater than required to
address an immediate threat) if and when responding in self-defense.

The Russian Federation and the United States, as co-chairs of the
ISSG and ISSG Ceasefire Task Force, are prepared