Agreement between Harakat Ahraru al-Sham and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in al-Ghab Plain

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Country/entity
Syria
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Agreement name
Agreement between Harakat Ahraru al-Sham and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in al-Ghab Plain
Date
9 Jan 2019
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
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
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Harakat Ahraru al-Sham
Third parties
-
Description
Short agreement that provides for the dissolving of Harakat aḥrāru a-Shām and the administrative and military arrangements that follow.

Agreement document
SY_190109_Agreement between Harakat Ahraru a-Sham and Hay at Tahrir al-Sham in al-Ghab Plain.pdf | Download PDF
Agreement document (original language)
SY_190109_Agreement between Harakat Ahraru a-Sham and Hay at Tahrir al-Sham in al-Ghab Plain_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
No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
Public administration
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2. The area to be affiliated to the Salvation Government, administratively and serviceably.
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→Other
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6. Each of the headquarters (Sha'ir and Al-Shamali) will keep receiving the brothers who are
committed to patrolling.

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
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3. Patrolling will be arranged and the military actions to be conducted under the supervision of
the Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām

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4. Heavy and medium weapons to be handed over to the Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām, and personal
weapons to be kept in the hands of the members of the Harakat [aḥrāru a-Shām]
(previously)
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,
1. Dissolve Harakat aḥrāru a-Shām [Islamic Movement of the Free Men of the Levant] in al- Ghab area and mountain Shashabo

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5. Those who like to stay [in the area] or do patrolling in the area can remain, and those who
like to leave (to the areas of Ghosn Zeitoun, will leave in coordination with Hayʼat Tahrīr al-
Shām
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
Transitional justice→Amnesty/pardon→Amnesty/pardon proper
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7. Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām to guarantee that no one who participated in the fighting in the Al-
Ghab and Shashabo will be prosecuted.
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
Available from https://www.raqqapost.com/34028/2019/01/09 (Accessed on 02/04/2020).

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

It was agreed between the brothers in Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām [Organization for the Liberation of the Levant] and the brother in Harakat aḥrāru a-Shām [Islamic Movement of the Free Men of the Levant] al-Ghab section, on the following points:

1. Dissolve Harakat aḥrāru a-Shām [Islamic Movement of the Free Men of the Levant] in al-Ghab area and mountain Shashabo

2. The area to be affiliated to the Salvation Government, administratively and serviceably.

3. Patrolling will be arranged and the military actions to be conducted under the supervision of the Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām

4. Heavy and medium weapons to be handed over to the Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām, and personal weapons to be kept in the hands of the members of the Harakat [aḥrāru a-Shām] (previously)

5. Those who like to stay [in the area] or do patrolling in the area can remain, and those who like to leave (to the areas of Ghosn Zeitoun, will leave in coordination with Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām

6. Each of the headquarters (Sha'ir and Al-Shamali) will keep receiving the brothers who are committed to patrolling.

7. Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām to guarantee that no one who participated in the fighting in the Al-Ghab and Shashabo will be prosecuted.

Representing Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām Representing Harakat aḥrāru a-Shām

Abu Yousef al-Hamwi Muhammad Husam al-Raadun

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