Agreement to Consolidate the Ceasefire (Zawiyya Agreement)
- Country/entityLibya
- RegionMiddle East and North Africa
- Agreement nameAgreement to Consolidate the Ceasefire (Zawiyya Agreement)
- Date9 Sep 2018
- Agreement statusMultiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangementYes
- Agreement/conflict levelIntrastate/local conflict ()
- StageImplementation/renegotiation
- Conflict natureGovernment
- Peace processLibyan peace process
- PartiesKhalid Mazen, Ministry Undersecretary, Ministry of Interior [Signed]
Muhammad Lamhanim Undersecretary of Internal Migrationm Ministry of Interior [Signed]
Abdulbari Shimbaro, Undersecretary, Ministry of Local Administration [Signed]
Gen. Hussein Abdullah, Chief of Staff of Army, General Staff [Signed]
Gen. Osamah Huwaili, Commander of Western Tareen Area, General Staff [Signed]
Abdulsalam Abu Sitah Al Mahdi, Local Military Command – Zintan, General Staff [Signed]
Brig. Gen. Fath Allah Hasan Abu Matas, First Assistant, Counter-Terrorism Forces, Presidential Council [Signed]
Fahim Bin Ramadan, 301st Infantry Brigade, Presidential Council [Signed]
Gen. Abdulfatah Marin, Commander of the Tripoli Al Amariah Area, Presidential Council [Signed]
Khalid Muhammad Al Jarab, Tripoli Brigade, Tripoli Brigade [Signed]
Khalid Muhammad Al Subair, Communication Delegate Tripoli [Signed]
[ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE], Tripoli [Signed]
Muhammad Hasan Al Barouni, Janzour Knights Brigade [Signed]
Muhammad Al Dharat, Al Bunyan Al Marsoos, Middle Area [Signed]
Ibrahim Muhammad Rafidah, Al Bunyan Al Marsoos, Middle Area [Signed]
Abdullah Ahmad Asbafa, Al Bunyan Al Marsoos, Middle Area [Signed]
Brig. Gen. Ramadan Al Zain, Middle Area, Al Bunyan Al Marsoos [Signed]
Mustafa Ali Muhammad Al Somo, Al Bunyan Al Marsoos, Middle Area [Signed]
Brig. Gen. Malud Al Masri, Head of the Central Security, Libyan Intelligence [Signed]
Iyad Ili Salem, Mayor of Tarhuna, Tarhuna [Signed]
Ahmad Owain, Military Advisor, Presidential Council [Signed]
Ibrahim Al Thaqaf, General Intelligence, Presidential Council [Signed]
Al Mahdi Ali Al Shawish, Military Committee, Zawiya [Signed]
Musa Ahmad Al Bidari, Mobile Force, Jadu [Signed]
Ayman Awn Allah, Mobile Force, [ILLEGIBLE] [Signed]
Mustafa Ali Ashlam, Al Bunyan Al Marsoos, Misrata [Signed]
Hasan Jab Allah, Tarhuna, Tarhuna [Signed]
Milod Abdullah, Tarhuna, Tarhuna [Signed] - Third partiesUnited Nations Support Mission to Libya (UNSMIL)
- DescriptionShort agreement providing for implementation modalities.
- Agreement document
- Agreement document (original language)
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)Governance→Political institutions (new or reformed)→General referencesPage 1, 5. The Presidential Council shall dissolve the current security arrangements committee and form a new security arrangements committee, and the delegation shall contribute to providing the necessary support to this committee
- 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/accessPage 1, 4. Creating a plan for the withdrawal of the armed groups from sovereign locations and vital
installations and the gradual positioning of regular forces (military and police), starting with the Mitiga International Airport, the Prime Minister’s office, the Tripoli Port, the Central Bank, bank branches, the sites of the National Oil Corporation (starting with the Hani fuel tanks and the airport), the Electricity Corporation, and especially the control room and the General Authority for Communications and Informatics, and the Libyan Investment Authority, in accordance with a clear timetable. - 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 planPage 1, 7. Announcement of an economic reform package within a week from today, and starting to implement it
- Natural resourcesPage 1, 4. Creating a plan for the withdrawal of the armed groups from sovereign locations and vital
installations and the gradual positioning of regular forces (military and police), starting with the Mitiga International Airport, the Prime Minister’s office, the Tripoli Port, the Central Bank, bank branches, the sites of the National Oil Corporation (starting with the Hani fuel tanks and the airport), the Electricity Corporation, and especially the control room and the General Authority for Communications and Informatics, and the Libyan Investment Authority, in accordance with a clear timetable. - International funds
No specific mention.
- BusinessPage 1, 4. Creating a plan for the withdrawal of the armed groups from sovereign locations and vital
installations and the gradual positioning of regular forces (military and police), starting with the Mitiga International Airport, the Prime Minister’s office, the Tripoli Port, the Central Bank, bank branches, the sites of the National Oil Corporation (starting with the Hani fuel tanks and the airport), the Electricity Corporation, and especially the control room and the General Authority for Communications and Informatics, and the Libyan Investment Authority, in accordance with a clear timetable. - Taxation
No specific mention.
- BanksSocio-economic reconstruction→Banks→Central bankPage 1, 4. Creating a plan for the withdrawal of the armed groups from sovereign locations and vital
installations and the gradual positioning of regular forces (military and police), starting with the Mitiga International Airport, the Prime Minister’s office, the Tripoli Port, the Central Bank, bank branches, the sites of the National Oil Corporation (starting with the Hani fuel tanks and the airport), the Electricity Corporation, and especially the control room and the General Authority for Communications and Informatics, and the Libyan Investment Authority, in accordance with a clear timetable.
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.
- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, Based on the ceasefire agreement that was signed on September 4th, and based on the statement from the Security Council on 6 September 2018, which called for an immediate cessation of hostilities, adherence to the truce, stopping the bloodshed, and protecting civilians, the following points were agreed upon:Security sector→Ceasefire→General commitmentsPage 1, 1. Creating a monitoring and verification mechanism to consolidate the ceasefire under the supervision and direction of a joint operations center
- PolicePage 1, 4. Creating a plan for the withdrawal of the armed groups from sovereign locations and vital
installations and the gradual positioning of regular forces (military and police), starting with the Mitiga International Airport, the Prime Minister’s office, the Tripoli Port, the Central Bank, bank branches, the sites of the National Oil Corporation (starting with the Hani fuel tanks and the airport), the Electricity Corporation, and especially the control room and the General Authority for Communications and Informatics, and the Libyan Investment Authority, in accordance with a clear timetable. - Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDRSecurity sector→DDR→Demilitarisation provisionsPage 1, 2. Repositioning of forces to areas that are agreed upon to allow resumption of normal life in the areas of the clashes, and the Greater Tripoli area in general, followed by a mechanism to stop the clashes
Page 1, 3. Storing all heavy and medium-size weaponry inside the bases of the groups that own them
Page 1, 4. Creating a plan for the withdrawal of the armed groups from sovereign locations and vital
installations and the gradual positioning of regular forces (military and police), starting with the Mitiga International Airport, the Prime Minister’s office, the Tripoli Port, the Central Bank, bank branches, the sites of the National Oil Corporation (starting with the Hani fuel tanks and the airport), the Electricity Corporation, and especially the control room and the General Authority for Communications and Informatics, and the Libyan Investment Authority, in accordance with a clear timetable. - Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forcesPage 1, 6. A written commitment from the Tripoli armed groups to not extort, pressure, or take over sovereign institutions
- 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 mechanismPage 1, 1. Creating a monitoring and verification mechanism to consolidate the ceasefire under the supervision and direction of a joint operations centre
Page 1, 5. The Presidential Council shall dissolve the current security arrangements committee and form a new security arrangements committee, and the delegation shall contribute to providing the necessary support to this committee - Related cases
No specific mention.
- Sourceal-Mutawasat, ‘UN Mission announces ‘8-point’ ceasefire agreement in Tripoli, 10 September 2018, http://almotawaset.com/2018/09/10/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AB%D8%A9- %D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86- %D8%B9%D9%86-8-%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%88%D8%AF- %D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82/
Agreement to Consolidate the Ceasefire
Based on the ceasefire agreement that was signed on September 4th, and based on the statement from the Security Council on 6 September 2018, which called for an immediate cessation of hostilities, adherence to the truce, stopping the bloodshed, and protecting civilians, the following points were agreed upon:
1. Creating a monitoring and verification mechanism to consolidate the ceasefire under the supervision and direction of a joint operations center
2. Repositioning of forces to areas that are agreed upon to allow resumption of normal life in the areas of the clashes, and the Greater Tripoli area in general, followed by a mechanism to stop the clashes
3. Storing all heavy and medium-size weaponry inside the bases of the groups that own them
4. Creating a plan for the withdrawal of the armed groups from sovereign locations and vital installations and the gradual positioning of regular forces (military and police), starting with the Mitiga International Airport, the Prime Minister’s office, the Tripoli Port, the Central Bank, bank branches, the sites of the National Oil Corporation (starting with the Hani fuel tanks and the airport), the Electricity Corporation, and especially the control room and the General Authority for Communications and Informatics, and the Libyan Investment Authority, in accordance with a clear timetable.
5. The Presidential Council shall dissolve the current security arrangements committee and form a new security arrangements committee, and the delegation shall contribute to providing the necessary support to this committee
6. A written commitment from the Tripoli armed groups to not extort, pressure, or take over sovereign institutions
7. Announcement of an economic reform package within a week from today, and starting to implement it
8. Canceling a number of decisions that were made during the previous period that transfer the state authorities to armed groups
9 September 2018
Zawiya, 9 September 2018
Signatures of those in agreement with the outputs of the meeting to consolidate the ceasefire
Name Position Entity Signature
Khalid Mazen Ministry Undersecretary Ministry of Interior [Signed]
Muhammad Lamhani Undersecretary of Internal Migration Ministry of Interior [Signed]
Abdulbari Shimbaro Undersecretary of the Ministry of Local Administration Ministry of Local Administration [Signed]
Gen. Hussein Abdullah Chief of Staff of Army General Staff [Signed]
Gen. Osamah Huwaili Commander of Western Tareen Area General Staff [Signed]
Abdulsalam Abu Sitah Al Mahdi Local Military Command – Zintan General Staff [Signed]
Brig.
Gen. Fath Allah Hasan Abu Matas First Assistant, Counter-Terrorism Forces Presidential Council [Signed]
Fahim Bin Ramadan 301st Infantry Brigade Presidential Council [Signed]
Gen. Abdulfatah Marin Commander of the Tripoli Al Amariah Area Presidential Council [Signed]
Khalid Muhammad Al Jarab Tripoli Brigade Tripoli Brigade [Signed]
Khalid Muhammad Al Subair Communication Delegate Tripoli [Signed]
[ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] Tripoli [Signed]
Muhammad Hasan Al Barouni Janzour Knights Brigade [Signed]
Muhammad Al Dharat Al Bunyan Al Marsoos Middle Area [Signed]
Ibrahim Muhammad Rafidah Al Bunyan Al Marsoos Middle Area [Signed]
Abdullah Ahmad Asbafa Al Bunyan Al Marsoos Middle Area [Signed]
Brig.
Gen. Ramadan Al Zain Middle Area Al Bunyan Al Marsoos [Signed]
Mustafa Ali Muhammad Al Somo Al Bunyan Al Marsoos Middle Area [Signed]
Brig.
Gen. Malud Al Masri Head of the Central Security Libyan Intelligence [Signed]
Iyad Ili Salem Mayor of Tarhuna Tarhuna [Signed]
Ahmad Owain Military Advisor Presidential Council [Signed]
Ibrahim Al Thaqaf General Intelligence Presidential Council [Signed]
Al Mahdi Ali Al Shawish Military Committee Zawiya [Signed]
Musa Ahmad Al Bidari Mobile Force Jadu [Signed]
Ayman Awn Allah Mobile Force [ILLEGIBLE] [Signed]
Mustafa Ali Ashlam Al Bunyan Al Marsoos Misrata [Signed]
Hasan Jab Allah Tarhuna Tarhuna [Signed]
Milod Abdullah Tarhuna Tarhuna [Signed]