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Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and the elders of several villages in al-Ghab Plain

  • Country/entity

    Syria
  • Region

    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name

    Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and the elders of several villages in al-Ghab Plain
  • Date

    9 Jan 2019
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

  • Stage

    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature

    Inter-group
  • Peace process

    Syrian Local Agreements
  • Parties

    Tahrir al-Sham
    Elders of the villages of al-Hawash, al-Hawija, al-Hawiz, al-Hurriyyah, al-Hamra, Bab al-Taqah, and Shariyyah
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    Three-point agreement providing for the administrative affiliation of villages to the Salvation government, neutralization and demilitarization of the villages


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, First: These villages are administratively affiliated with the Salvation Government.
  • 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/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

    No specific mention.

  • Ceasefire

    No specific mention.

  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • Armed forces

    No specific mention.

  • DDR
    Security sector→DDR→Demilitarisation provisions
    Page 1,
    Second: [The villages] To be neutralized from the current fighting.
    ...
    Fourth: Handover the weapons that belong to Harakat Ahram al-Sham
  • Intelligence services

    No specific mention.

  • Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
    Page 1,
    Third: Exempting members of Ahrar al-Sham from any rights of the Hayat
    Fourth: Handover the weapons that belong to Harakat Ahram al-Sham
  • 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
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210215150618/https://www.raqqapost.com/34028/2019/01/09/

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

This is what the two parties agreed on:

First party:

Notables from the following villages:

1-Al-Hawash 2-al-Hawija 3-Al-Howiz 4-al-Hurriyyah 5-Al-Hemawi 6-Bab al-Taqa7-al-Shari’yyah

The second party:

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

On: First:

These villages are administratively affiliated with the Salvation Government.

Second:

[The villages] To be neutralized from the current fighting.

Third:

Exempting members of Ahrar al-Sham from any rights of the Hay’at

Fourth:

Handover the weapons that belong to Harakat Ahram al-Sham

First party:

Habban Omar Al-Mawas/ Bab al-Taqa [Signature] The second party

Abdul al-Salam Al-A’aqoub/ al-Hurriyyah [Signature] Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

Nawaz Al-Hassan/ Al-Howiz [Signature] Abu Yousef Al-Hamwi

Muhammad Shehadeh Al-Jassem/ al-Hurriyyah [Signature] [stamp]

-Halim Hussein Al-Hassan/ Al-Howiz [Signature] [Signature]

Abdullah Ahmad Hawas/ Bab al-Taqa [Signature]

Firas Mansour/ -al-Hawija [Signature]