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

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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
Intrastate/local conflict ( Syrian Conflicts (1948 - ) (1976 - 2005) (2011 - ) )
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

Agreement document
SY_190109_Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and the elders of villages in al-Ghab Plain_EN.pdf | Download PDF
Agreement document (original language)
SY_190109_Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and the elders of villages 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
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]