Sabha Ceasefire Statement

• Country/entity

  Libya
  
• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  
• Agreement name

  Sabha Ceasefire Statement
• Date

  5 Jul 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

  The Tebu Tribal Council to Coordinate and End the Sabha Crisis
• Third parties

  -
• Description

  Part of a choreography of statements between the Supreme Council of Fezzan and the Tebu Council. The first call was on 07/04/2018 and responded to two days later. This statement renews the April ceasefire.

• Agreement document

  LY_180705_Sabha Ceasefire Statement (continues ceasefire by council from April)_EN.pdf | Download PDF
• Agreement document (original language)

  LY_180705_Sabha Ceasefire Statement (continues ceasefire by council from April)_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 (calls for a ceasefire were made in April 2018).
• Is there a documented link to a national peace process?

  Yes
• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  The agreement is clearly linked to the national process. It affirms the will of the parties to adhere to a previous ceasefire in order to allow Libyans to participate in the Libyan National Dialogue organised by HD (Geneva) under auspices of UNSMIL. The agreement finishes with the phrasing: "May Allah Preserve Libya".
• Name of Locale

  Sabha
• Nature Of Locale

  City
• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  27.039951, 14.426180
• Participant type

  Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
  
• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Statement

The Tebu Tribal Council to Coordinate and End the Sabha Crisis announces that it will continue to adhere to the ceasefire, except in cases of self-defense to allow the residents of the city of Sabha to effectively participate in the Libyan National Forum and create a suitable environment for them to express their opinions on the issues that are being addressed at this Forum out of our belief that dialogue is the only way for the crisis in Libya to end.

May Allah Preserve Libya

Tebu Tribal Council

Coordination Committee to End the Crisis

[Signed] and [Stamped]

Issued in Sabha

on 5/7/2018