• Country/entity

  Libya
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Draft agreement of Western Tribal elders on the battle of al-Zawiyya

• Date

  31 Jan 2016

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/local conflict ( Libyan Conflicts (1969 - 1994) (2011 - ) )

• Stage

  Ceasefire/related

• Conflict nature

  Inter-group

• Peace process

  Libyan local processes

• Parties

  Reconciliation Committee;
  
  High Council for Reconciliation of Kiklah, Jadu, al-Waritah, al-Qitharah, al-Qisar, al-Ziwarah, al-Jamil, Sarman, Sibratah, Raqdalin, Zultan, al-‘Ajilat, al- Mashashiyya, al-Say’an, al-Juwamid, Hakma’, ‘Ain Zarah, and al-Islaba’ah.

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Short ceasefire agreement calling for a ceasefire and the handover of wanted persons according to law (of the lifting of social cover of those persons). The copy of the agreement is not signed, nonetheless it states that the points were agreed.

• Agreement document

  LY_161031_Draft agreement of Western Tribal elders on Zawiyyah_EN.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  LY_161031_Draft agreement of Western Tribal elders on Zawiyyah_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Formal structured process
  

• Rationale

  -> Local issues only; external support mechanism; culture of signing The agreement was supported and signed by the locally-based Reconciliation Committee and by the High Council for Reconciliation in a number of cities. Moreover, it is clearly embedded in a culture of signing (and supporting) agreements to bring an end to violence between the tribes inhabiting this locale.

• Is there a documented link to a national peace process?

  No

• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  The agreement does not articulate any link to the national process and relates to a highly localised conflict between local actors. It was signed by locally- and self-established mechanisms created to bring an end to local violence in the context of the national conflict.

• Name of Locale

  al-Zawiyyah

• Nature Of Locale

  City

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  32.761875, 12.730607

• Participant type

  Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

Draft Agreement between the Elders of the Western Tribes on the Battle of al-Zawiyyah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

On Monday, October 31, 2016, in the city of al-Zawiyyah al-‘Amarah, the Reconciliation Committee was informed by the High Council for Reconciliation of Kiklah, Jadu, al-Waritah, al-Qitharah, al-Qisar, al-Ziwarah, al-Jamil, Sarman, Sibratah, Raqdalin, Zultan, al-‘Ajilat, al- Mashashiyya, al-Say’an, al-Juwamid, Hakma’, ‘Ain Zarah, and al-Islaba’ah.

A group of dignitaries and elders from the tribes of al-Zawiyyah met and it was agreed by the attendees from each tribe that:

1. There will be an immediate ceasefire between all believers.

2. The handover of wanted persons by all the tribes in al-Zawiyyah in accordance with a legal arrest warrant.

Wanted persons are delivered to the competent authorities.

In those cases where a handover is not possible, the social cover of killers will be lifted [by the tribes]

3. All tribes commit to not fight among themselves.

4. A committee will be formed consisting of all the tribes of al-Zawiyyah to follow up on the implementation on the terms of this agreement.