• Country/entity

  Libya
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Statement by the Council of Tebu Tribes to Coordinate and End the Crisis in Sabha

• Date

  9 Apr 2018

• Agreement status

  Unilateral document

• 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

  Council of the Tebu Tribes to Coordinate and End the Crisis in Sabha

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Unilateral ceasefire statement by the Tebu Council to Coordinate and End the Crisis in Sabha, issued in response to a call for a ceasefire by the Supreme Council for the Tribes and Villages of Fezzan. Calls for the opening of a the Agricultural Rd, and a ceasefire with the right to self-defence.

• Agreement document

  LY_180409_Tebu Council Sabha Ceasefire_EN.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  LY_180409_Tebu Council Sabha Ceasefire_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Formal structured process
  

• Rationale

  -> Link to national level; (external) support mechanism; culture of signing The signing party, the Tebu Tribal Council, was formally established to "coordinate and end the Sabha crisis". Moreover, the agreement is embedded in a culture of signing (and supporting) agreements to end the crisis in Sabha.

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

  Yes

• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  The agreement is not clearly linked to the national peace process. Yet, it focuses on the activities of a (self-appointed) local state actor "Council for the Tribes, Cities and Villages of Fezzan" and emphasises that this actor's activities are "in the interest of the country".

• Name of Locale

  Fezzan

• Nature Of Locale

  Region

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  27.038389, 14.427959

• Participant type

  Local state actor
  Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

Statement

Council of the Tebu Tribes to Coordinate and End the Crisis in Sabha

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful - “Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision” - God is great [Surah al-A’ref 7:89]

In response to the efforts exerted by the High Community Council for the Tribes, Cities and Villages of Fezzan to end the fighting.

The Council of the Tebu Tribes to Coordinate and End the Crisis in Sabha recognized that these efforts are in the interest of the country and people of Fezzan and allow room for endeavors to restore security and safety.

As such, the following shall be declared:

First:- A ceasefire, and the Council maintains the right of self-defence.

Second:- Open the Agricultural Road in al-Qurdah [neighbourhood] for a period of seven days effective from Tuesday 10/04/2018 so as to make room for the efforts of the High Community Council for the Tribes, Cities and Villages of Fezzan.

Council of the Tebu Tribes to Coordinate and End the Crisis in Sabha

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