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Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and Sarmin Shura Council on the raid on the outskirts in the city

  • Country/entity

    Syria
  • Region

    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name

    Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and Sarmin Shura Council on the raid on the outskirts in the city
  • Date

    29 Jun 2018
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

  • Stage

    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature

    Inter-group
  • Peace process

    Syrian Local Agreements
  • Parties

    Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām Sa’ad al-Din al-Sabah [Signature] [Stamp]
    Sarmin Shura Council Abu Abdo [Signature]
  • Third parties

    Witness Delegate of Ansār al-Tawhīd Hamza [Signature]
  • Description

    Seven point agreement between a local council and military official from Salafi-Jihadi group Tahrir al-Sham that has a presence in the village. The agreement provides for (1) sparing the villages from combat after 48 hours; (2) joint security of the village and its surrounding to face the Islamic State; (3) Local representatives keep control over city administration; (4) forming a local committee to decide on all issues between the locals and armed group.


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
    Page 1, The Sarmin city administration remains to the people of Sarmin after the [military]
    campaign.
  • 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
    Power sharing→Military power sharing→Joint command structures
    Page 1, Forming a joint executive force from Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām and the people of the city of Sarmin to supervise the raiding of the specific targets on the State Organization [ISIS] and the suspect ones in the city of Sarmin.

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
    Page 1, Forming a legal committee that is acceptable to both parties, which will decide on all
    issues between the Hayʼat and the people of Sarmin.

    Page 1, In the event that a target affiliated to the State Organization [ISIS] is proven inside the city of Sarmin, he will be dealt with in coordination between Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām and the people of the city of Sarmin after the campaign
  • 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, The security campaign inside the city of Sarmin to end in 48 hours.

    Page 1, Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām is responsible for securing the Saraqib-Idlib Highway

    Page 1, The people of Sarmin are responsible for securing their city
  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1, This is what was agreed upon by Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām [Organization for the Liberation of
    the Levant] and the people of Sarmin

    [...]

    - The security campaign inside the city of Sarmin to end in 48 hours.
  • 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, Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām is responsible for securing the Saraqib-Idlib Highway

    Page 1, In the event that a target affiliated to the State Organization [ISIS] is proven inside the city of Sarmin, he will be dealt with in coordination between Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām and the people of the city of Sarmin after the campaign
  • 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
    Ebba News (2018), Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and the Sarmin Shura Council on the raid on the outskirts in the city, 29 June, https://web.archive.org/save/https://ebaa.news/news/news-details/2018/06/4462/

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful 29/06/2018

This is what was agreed upon by Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām [Organization for the Liberation of the Levant] and the people of Sarmin

- Forming a joint executive force from Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām and the people of the city of Sarmin to supervise the raiding of the specific targets on the State Organization [ISIS] and the suspect ones in the city of Sarmin.

- The security campaign inside the city of Sarmin to end in 48 hours.

- The Sarmin city administration remains to the people of Sarmin after the [military] campaign.

- Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām is responsible for securing the Saraqib-Idlib Highway

- The people of Sarmin are responsible for securing their city

- Forming a legal committee that is acceptable to both parties, which will decide on all issues between the Hayʼat and the people of Sarmin.

- In the event that a target affiliated to the State Organization [ISIS] is proven inside the city of Sarmin, he will be dealt with in coordination between Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām and the people of the city of Sarmin after the campaign

Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām Witness Sarmin Shura Council

Sa’ad al-Din al-Sabah Delegate of Ansār al-Tawhīd Abu Abdo

[Signature] Hamza

[Stamp] [Signature] [Signature]

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