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Agreement between al-ʿAwlaqī Tribe and al-Qaeda

  • Country/entity

    Yemen
  • Region

    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name

    Agreement between al-ʿAwlaqī Tribe and al-Qaeda
  • Date

    2 May 2014
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

    Intrastate/local conflict ( Yemeni Civil Wars (1994) (2011 - ) )
  • Stage

    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature

    Inter-group
  • Peace process

    Yemen Inter-group Agreements
  • Parties

    al-ʿAwlaqī Tribe: Sheikh Abū Bakr Farīd al-ʿAwlaqī, Chief of the al-Ṣaʿīd District, ʿAlī Bin Hammad al-ʿAwāliq

    al-Qaeda: Ahmad ʿĀṭif al-ʿĀtīqī, al-Habashī al-Bārās [al-ʿAwlaqī], Sāliḥ bin Bilʿaīd al-Sālimī.
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    An agreement betweeen the ʿAlī Bin Hammad al-ʿAwāliq and al-Qaeda, aimed at preventing violence in the areas inhabited by the al-Awlaki Tribe. Sets out provisions aimed at restricting assembly, giving safe harbour and preventing hostile acts between the two groups.


Groups

  • Children/youth

    No specific mention.

  • Disabled persons

    No specific mention.

  • Elderly/age

    No specific mention.

  • Migrant workers

    No specific mention.

  • Racial/ethnic/national group

    No specific mention.

  • Religious groups

    No specific mention.

  • Indigenous people

    No specific mention.

  • Other groups

    No specific mention.

  • Refugees/displaced persons

    No specific mention.

  • Social class

    No specific mention.


Gender

  • Women, girls and gender

    No specific mention.

  • Men and boys

    No specific mention.

  • LGBTI

    No specific mention.

  • Family

    No specific mention.


State definition

  • Nature of state (general)

    No specific mention.

  • State configuration

    No specific mention.

  • Self determination

    No specific mention.

  • Referendum

    No specific mention.

  • State symbols

    No specific mention.

  • Independence/secession

    No specific mention.

  • Accession/unification

    No specific mention.

  • Border delimitation

    No specific mention.

  • Cross-border provision

    No specific mention.


Governance

  • Political institutions (new or reformed)

    No specific mention.

  • Elections

    No specific mention.

  • Electoral commission

    No specific mention.

  • Political parties reform

    No specific mention.

  • Civil society

    No specific mention.

  • Traditional/religious leaders

    No specific mention.

  • Public administration

    No specific mention.

  • Constitution

    No specific mention.


Power sharing

  • Political power sharing

    No specific mention.

  • Territorial power sharing

    No specific mention.

  • Economic power sharing

    No specific mention.

  • Military power sharing

    No specific mention.


Human rights and equality

  • Human rights/RoL general

    No specific mention.

  • Bill of rights/similar

    No specific mention.

  • Treaty incorporation

    No specific mention.

  • Civil and political rights

    No specific mention.

  • Socio-economic rights

    No specific mention.


Rights related issues

  • Citizenship

    No specific mention.

  • Democracy

    No specific mention.

  • Detention procedures

    No specific mention.

  • Media and communication

    No specific mention.

  • Mobility/access

    No specific mention.

  • Protection measures

    No specific mention.

  • Other

    No specific mention.


Rights institutions

  • NHRI

    No specific mention.

  • Regional or international human rights institutions

    No specific mention.


Justice sector reform

  • Criminal justice and emergency law

    No specific mention.

  • State of emergency provisions

    No specific mention.

  • Judiciary and courts

    No specific mention.

  • Prisons and detention

    No specific mention.

  • Traditional Laws

    No specific mention.


Socio-economic reconstruction

  • Development or socio-economic reconstruction

    No specific mention.

  • National economic plan

    No specific mention.

  • Natural resources

    No specific mention.

  • International funds

    No specific mention.

  • Business

    No specific mention.

  • Taxation

    No specific mention.

  • Banks

    No specific mention.


Land, property and environment

  • Land reform/rights

    No specific mention.

  • Pastoralist/nomadism rights

    No specific mention.

  • Cultural heritage

    No specific mention.

  • Environment

    No specific mention.

  • Water or riparian rights or access

    No specific mention.


Security sector

  • Security Guarantees
    Page 1, 4. As long as members of al-Qaeda belong to the tribes of ʿAlī Bin Hammad al-ʿAwāliq in al- Ṣaʿīd District they will stay in their homes and not commit hostile acts against anyone, unless they are subject to such acts. If they are assaulted in the safety of their homes in al- Ṣaʿīd they will be perceived as individuals from the tribes of ʿAlī Bin Hammad al-ʿAwāliq before they are considered members of the al-Qaeda Organisation
  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    [Summary] Agreement as a whole provides for ceasefire:

    Page 1, ...The meeting [called for] a halt on the scourge of war in order to spare al-Ṣaʿīd District...

    Page 1, 2. It is strictly forbidden to undertake military actions in al-Ṣaʿīd District, in her valleys or on her people.
  • Police
    Page 1, The signed minutes will be delivered to the government currently present in Shabwah, which is represented by the Minister of Defence, the Chairman of the National Security Service, the Governor of Shabwah Governorate, the Commander of the Military Police Units and the Commander of the Third Military Region.
  • Armed forces
    Page 1, At the invitation of Sheikh Abū Bakr Farīd al-ʿAwlaqī, Chief of the al-Ṣaʿīd District, a meeting was held for the people of ʿAlī Bin Hammad al-ʿAwāliq in the area of Bārās al-ʿAwāliq in al- Ṣaʿīd to assess the repercussions of recent events between al-Qʿaidah [al-Qaeda] and the forces of the Yemeni Army in Shabwah [Governorate].

    Page 1, The signed minutes will be delivered to the government currently present in Shabwah, which is represented by the Minister of Defence, the Chairman of the National Security Service, the Governor of Shabwah Governorate, the Commander of the Military Police Units and the Commander of the Third Military Region.
  • DDR

    No specific mention.

  • Intelligence services

    No specific mention.

  • Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
    Page 1, 1. It is strictly forbidden to assemble al-Qaeda in al-Ṣaʿīd [District] and Wādī Yashbim at all.
    2. It is strictly forbidden to undertake military actions in al-Ṣaʿīd District, in her valleys or on her people.
    3. It is strictly forbidden for individuals from the tribes of ʿAlī Bin Hammad al-ʿAwāliq belonging to al-Qaeda to harbour any foreigner in the al-Ṣaʿīd District.
    4. As long as members of al-Qaeda belong to the tribes of ʿAlī Bin Hammad al-ʿAwāliq in al- Ṣaʿīd District they will stay in their homes and not commit hostile acts against anyone, unless they are subject to such acts. If they are assaulted in the safety of their homes in al- Ṣaʿīd they will be perceived as individuals from the tribes of ʿAlī Bin Hammad al-ʿAwāliq before they are considered members of the al-Qaeda Organisation
  • Withdrawal of foreign forces

    No specific mention.

  • Corruption

    No specific mention.

  • Crime/organised crime

    No specific mention.

  • Drugs

    No specific mention.

  • Terrorism
    al-Qaeda is party to the agreement.

Transitional justice

  • Transitional justice general

    No specific mention.

  • Amnesty/pardon

    No specific mention.

  • Courts

    No specific mention.

  • Mechanism

    No specific mention.

  • Prisoner release

    No specific mention.

  • Vetting

    No specific mention.

  • Victims

    No specific mention.

  • Missing persons

    No specific mention.

  • Reparations

    No specific mention.

  • Reconciliation

    No specific mention.


Implementation

  • UN signatory

    No specific mention.

  • Other international signatory

    No specific mention.

  • Referendum for agreement

    No specific mention.

  • International mission/force/similar

    No specific mention.

  • Enforcement mechanism

    No specific mention.

  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source
    ‘Guarantee for the non-gathering of al-Qaeda in al-Saed … Shabwah al-Hadath publishes results of the meeting between the al-Awlaki tribe and al-Qaeda’, Shabwah al-Hadath, 3 May 2014 http://shabwahalhadath.net/news/7471/

Agreement between Al-ʿAwlaqī Tribe and Al-Qaeda

At the invitation of Sheikh Abū Bakr Farīd al-ʿAwlaqī, Chief of the al-Ṣaʿīd District, a meeting was held for the people of ʿAlī Bin Hammad al-ʿAwāliq in the area of Bārās al-ʿAwāliq in al- Ṣaʿīd to assess the repercussions of recent events between al-Qʿaidah [al-Qaeda] and the forces of the Yemeni Army in Shabwah [Governorate].

The meeting [called for] a halt on the scourge of war in order to spare a l-Ṣaʿīd District and to examine the situation and the recent developments with al-Qaeda in the presence of the al-Qaeda leaders in Shabwah led by Ahmad ʿĀṭif al-ʿĀtīqī - brother of the al-Qaeda leader Saʿad ʿĀṭif, Emir of the al-Qaeda Organisation in Shabwah - the aide, al-Habashī al-Bārās [al-ʿAwlaqī], and commander Sāliḥ bin Bilʿaīd al-Sālimī, who agreed to the following:

It is strictly forbidden to assemble al-Qaeda in al-Ṣaʿīd [District] and Wādī Yashbim at all.

It is strictly forbidden to undertake military actions in al-Ṣaʿīd District, in her valleys or on her people.

It is strictly forbidden for individuals from the tribes of ʿAlī Bin Hammad al-ʿAwāliq belonging to al-Qaeda to harbour any foreigner in the al-Ṣaʿīd District.

As long as members of al-Qaeda belong to the tribes of ʿAlī Bin Hammad al-ʿAwāliq in al-Ṣaʿīd District they will stay in their homes and not commit hostile acts against anyone, unless they are subject to such acts.

If they are assaulted in the safety of their homes in al-Ṣaʿīd they will be perceived as individuals from the tribes of ʿAlī Bin Hammad al-ʿAwāliq before they are considered members of the al-Qaeda Organisation

The signed minutes will be delivered to the government currently present in Shabwah, which is represented by the Minister of Defence, the Chairman of the National Security Service, the Governor of Shabwah Governorate, the Commander of the Military Police Units and the Commander of the Third Military Region.