Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Positive Response to initiative

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Country/entity
Syria
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Agreement name
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Positive Response to initiative
Date
19 Jul 2017
Agreement status
Unilateral document
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ( Syrian Conflicts (1948 - ) (1976 - 2005) (2011 - ) )
Stage
Ceasefire/related
Conflict nature
Inter-group
Peace process
Syrian Local Agreements
Parties
Harikat Tahrir al-Sham; Harikat Ahrar al-Sham.
Third parties
-
Description
Statement issued as part of a sequence of statements responding to an initiative to end the ongoing conflict between Harikat Tahrir al-Sham and Harikat Ahrar al-Sham in Idlib. Statement commits to ceasefire in response to focusing energy elsewhere.

Agreement document
SY_170719_HTS Positive Response to pre-negotiation agreement_EN.pdf | Download PDF
Agreement document (original language)
SY_170719_HTS Positive Response to pre-negotiation agreement_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
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Refugees/displaced persons
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Social class
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Gender

Women, girls and gender
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Men and boys
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LGBTI
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Family
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State definition

Nature of state (general)
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State configuration
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Self determination
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Referendum
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State symbols
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Independence/secession
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Accession/unification
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Border delimitation
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Cross-border provision
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Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
Elections
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Electoral commission
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Political parties reform
No specific mention.
Civil society
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Traditional/religious leaders
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Public administration
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Constitution
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Power sharing

Political power sharing
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Territorial power sharing
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Economic power sharing
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Military power sharing
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Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar
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Treaty incorporation
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Civil and political rights
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Socio-economic rights
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Rights related issues

Citizenship
No specific mention.
Democracy
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Detention procedures
No specific mention.
Media and communication
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Mobility/access
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Protection measures
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Other
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Rights institutions

NHRI
No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions
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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
Due to the incidents of killing and blood shed between our brothers in Harikat Ahrar al- Sham and Tahrir al-Sham that grieve the heart and destroy it. At this critical stage we need to preserve remaining energies and land to fight our enemies. [Thus], we celebrate and agree to this good initiative which has helped resolve our dispute. We call on our brothers in Tahrir al-Sham and Harikat Ahrar al-Sham to end the fighting between them, arbitrate [according to] the law of Allah, and respond to the good initiative that has launched a virtuous project.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
National economic plan
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Natural resources
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International funds
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Business
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Taxation
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Banks
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Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights
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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
Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
Due to the incidents of killing and blood shed between our brothers in Harikat Ahrar al- Sham and Tahrir al-Sham that grieve the heart and destroy it. At this critical stage we need to preserve remaining energies and land to fight our enemies. [Thus], we celebrate and agree to this good initiative which has helped resolve our dispute. We call on our brothers in Tahrir al-Sham and Harikat Ahrar al-Sham to end the fighting between them, arbitrate [according to] the law of Allah, and respond to the good initiative that has launched a virtuous project.
Police
No specific mention.
Armed forces
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DDR
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Intelligence services
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Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
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
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Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
Courts
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Mechanism
No specific mention.
Prisoner release
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Vetting
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Victims
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Missing persons
No specific mention.
Reparations
No specific mention.
Reconciliation
No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory
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Other international signatory
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Referendum for agreement
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International mission/force/similar
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Enforcement mechanism
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Related cases
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Source
al-Bab Security Agreement

Harikat Tahrir al-Sham Response to Pre-Negotiation Agreement, 19 July 2017

In the name of Allah, the Beneficial, the Merciful

“So fear Allah, and keep straight the relations between yourselves:

Obey Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe”1

Due to the incidents of killing and blood shed between our brothers in Harikat Ahrar al-Sham and Tahrir al-Sham that grieve the heart and destroy it.

At this critical stage we need to preserve remaining energies and land to fight our enemies. [

Thus], we celebrate and agree to this good initiative which has helped resolve our dispute.

We call on our brothers in Tahrir al-Sham and Harikat Ahrar al-Sham to end the fighting between them, arbitrate [according to] the law of Allah, and respond to the good initiative that has launched a virtuous project.

Tawfiq Shahab al-Din