• Country/entity

  Syria
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Agreement between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Free Idlib Army on the issue of Col. Ali Al Samahi

• Date

  6 Apr 2017

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

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

• Stage

  Framework/substantive - partial

• Conflict nature

  Inter-group

• Peace process

  Syrian Local Agreements

• Parties

  Col. Tayseer al-Samahi for the Free Idlib Army [Signed]
  Abu al-Saad al-Suri for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham [Signed]

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Agreement to form a sharia court and adjudicate on the killing of Col. Ali al-Samahi at the Khan al-Subul checkpoint. Also agrees to release detainees; handover of seized belongings, vehicles, etc. by both sides. Parties further agree to remove checkpoints and other 'manifestations' of tension and hand over wanted members from their groups.

• Agreement document

  SY_170405_HTS and FSA agreement on al-Samahi, Idlib _EN.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  SY_170406_HTS and FSA agreement on al-Samahi, Idlib _AR.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Informal but persistent process
  

• Rationale

  -> Local issues only; no external support mechanism; no culture of signing This is the only written agreement referenced in the database between a Salafi-jihadi group and the nationalist Syrian group. Moreover, the agreement relates to specific issues that arose in a highly localised context. If one takes Idlib governorate as the unit of reference though, a series of agreements have been signed in the context of infighting between armed groups for control over territories, resources and populations.

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

  No

• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  No link to the national peace process in Syria is mentioned in the agreement, neither it can be inferred from further research. The agreement does not involve local governance actors, and the signing parties themselves are not official state representative.

• Name of Locale

  Khan Al Subul checkpoint

• Nature Of Locale

  Smaller

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  35.748312, 36.753173

• Participant type

  Local armed group
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

We, the undersigned, are, from the first party, Col.

Tayseer Al Samahi, on behalf of the Free Idlib Army, and, from the second party, Abu Al Saad Al Suri on behalf of Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, have agreed to the following regarding the killing of Col.

Ali Al Samahi at the Khan Al Subul checkpoint:

1. Forming a Shariah court made up of Dr. Madhhar Al Wais, Sheikh Ahmad Alwan Ali, and the two parties shall agree on an independent reference in the case of a dispute within a period of at most a week from this date

2. Releasing the detainees being held by both sides

3. Handing over all of the person property, weapons, and vehicles taken by both sides to their owners

4. Removing checkpoints and stopping all of the manifestations of tensions by both sides

5. Both sides shall commit to handing over all wanted members from their groups for investigation

6. Both parties shall implement and accept the final ruling of the court

5/4/2017

Col. Tayseer Al Samahi

The Free Idlib Army

[Signed]

Abu Al Saad Al Suri

Hayat Tahrir Al Sham

[Signed]