Agreement on Local Councils between Tribes and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)

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Country/entity
Syria
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Agreement name
Agreement on Local Councils between Tribes and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
Date
23 Jul 2017
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ( Syrian Conflicts (1948 - ) (1976 - 2005) (2011 - ) )
Stage
Framework/substantive - partial
Conflict nature
Inter-group
Peace process
Syrian Local Agreements
Parties
Idlib Tribes - six signatories, but all illegible.
[Ostensibly with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham organisation as statement is in response to their call]
Third parties
-
Description
Statement issued in response the statement, "The Ongoing Revolution" issued by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham on establishing a civil administration to rule areas under opposition control, the Idlib tribes issue a pre-negotiation document outlining (1) the principle: supporting the formation of civil administration and (2) the process: by establishing a conference between military and civil forces.

Agreement document
SY_170723_Agreement on Local Councils for Idlib between HTS and Idlib tribes_EN.pdf | Download PDF
Agreement document (original language)
SY_170723_Agreement on Local Councils for Idlib between HTS and Idlib tribes_AR.pdf | Download PDF

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
Page 1, We declare the following:
1- We support this project which gives our people a chance to administer the liberated areas beyond military force. [We also support] its implications.
2- We request that a conference should be hold, at which all the revolutionary and civil force will participate. We also announce our willingness to participate at it.
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
No specific mention.
Ceasefire
No specific mention.
Police
No specific mention.
Armed forces
No specific mention.
DDR
No specific mention.
Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
Page 1, 2- We request that a conference should be hold, at which all the revolutionary and civil force will participate. We also announce our willingness to participate at it.
Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
Corruption
No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
Drugs
No specific mention.
Terrorism
No specific mention.

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
Mepa News. ‘Tahriru'ş Şam Suriye'de 'büyük birleşme' için aşiretlerle görüşüyor’, 2 August 2017, https://www.mepanews.com/haberler/7974-tahriru-s-sam-suriye-de-bueyuek-birlesme-icin- asiretlerle-goeruesueyor.html

In the Name of Allah the Merciful

Praise be to Allah the Lord of the worlds and may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon the most honoured of messengers, and upon all his family and companions, and after.

Due to the urgent need to consolidate the disputes and heal the wounds on the fields of Syria and to continue and preserve the revolution, following the call of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham [Organisation for the Liberation of the Levant] in its statement titled “The Ongoing Revolution”, issued on 23/7/2017.

[In the statement], we saw a blessing step regarding the establishment of a civil administration to rule the liberated areas.

It will be involved in all legal, revolutionary, political, tribal and civil affairs.

They will also possess the military force of the resistance to the regime of Ward Sayaleh and of liberating the rest of Syria.

We declare the following:

1- We support this project which gives our people a chance to administer the liberated areas beyond military force. [

We also support] its implications.

2- We request that a conference should be hold, at which all the revolutionary and civil force will participate.

We also announce our willingness to participate at it.

We say to our people:

Try to have the taste of victory after years spent making the highest and most precious sacrifices.

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