Agreement between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Syrian Liberation Front and Suqur al-Sham Brigades
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SyriaRegion
Middle East and North AfricaAgreement name
Agreement between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Syrian Liberation Front and Suqur al-Sham BrigadesDate
24 Apr 2018Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ( )Stage
Ceasefire/relatedConflict nature
Inter-groupPeace process
Syrian Local AgreementsParties
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, signed by Abu Muhammed al-Jolani;
Syrian Liberation Front, signed by Hasan Muhammad Soufan;
Suqur al-Sham [Hawks of the Levant] Brigades, signed by Abu Zaher.Third parties
-Description
Six-point agreement providing for an end to hostilities, (2) an end to detentions, opening roads, removing checkpoints and returning detainees; (3) ending media incitement; (4) prisoner release; (5) forming two committees, implementation and mediation, and (6) beginning regular consultations.
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)
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 communicationRights related issues→Media and communication→Media rolesPage 1, Third: Completely ending media incitement on official and individual media accounts, and Muslims adhere to their promises
- Mobility/accessPage 1, Second: Ending all detentions between the two sides, opening blocked roads, removing barriers, and returning detainees to their homes
- 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.
- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, First: Stopping killing between them permanently, starting from the date that this agreement is
signed and disseminated on [illegible].
Second: Ending all detentions between the two sides, opening blocked roads, removing barriers, and
returning detainees to their homes
Third: Completely ending media incitement on official and individual media accounts, and Muslims
adhere to their promises
Fourth: Releasing the detainees from both sides based on a timeline established between the two
sides
Fifth: Forming a committee made up of both sides, and a mediation committee, to follow up with the
implementation of this agreement
Sixth: Starting regular consultations to reach a comprehensive solution in the following fields: military, political, administrative, and judicial - Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- 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
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner releasePage 1, Second: Ending all detentions between the two sides, opening blocked roads, removing barriers, and returning detainees to their homes.
Page 1, Fourth: Releasing the detainees from both sides based on a timeline established between the two sides - 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, Fifth: Forming a committee made up of both sides, and a mediation committee, to follow up with the implementation of this agreement
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- SourceSyrian Revolution Network (Shabakah al-Thawra al-Suriyya) Facebook page, 24 April 2018, https://bit.ly/2HZjS4S
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
All praises to Allah, who said that “[t]he believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers.
And fear Allah that you may receive mercy”, and peace and blessings be upon the Prophet of Allah, who said that “[a]ll of a Muslim is prohibited for another Muslim;
his blood, his wealth, and his honor.”
An agreement was reached between Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, the Syrian Liberation Front, and the Syrian Hawks, as follows:
First:
Stopping killing between them permanently, starting from the date that this agreement is signed and disseminated on [illegible].
Second:
Ending all detentions between the two sides, opening blocked roads, removing barriers, and returning detainees to their homes
Third:
Completely ending media incitement on official and individual media accounts, and Muslims adhere to their promises
Fourth:
Releasing the detainees from both sides based on a timeline established between the two sides
Fifth:
Forming a committee made up of both sides, and a mediation committee, to follow up with the implementation of this agreement
Sixth:
Starting regular consultations to reach a comprehensive solution in the following fields:
military, political, administrative, and judicial
Tuesday
Written on 8 Shaaban 1439
24 April 2018
Signatories:
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
[Signed]
Abu Muhammad Al Jolani
The Syrian Liberation Front
[Signed]
Hasan Muhammad Soufan
The Syrian Hawks
[Signed]
Abu Zaher