Agreement between the Local and Shura Coucils and Jabat Tahrir al-Suriyyah, Tahrir al-Sham and Faylaq al-Sham regarding the village of Kfar Darian, Idlib

  • Country/entity
    Syria
  • Region
    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name
    Agreement between the Local and Shura Coucils and Jabat Tahrir al-Suriyyah, Tahrir al-Sham and Faylaq al-Sham regarding the village of Kfar Darian, Idlib
  • Date
    27 Feb 2018
  • 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
    Civil Society Representative Ahmed Muhammad Al-Afan
    Mukhtar [civil Sharif] of the Village Abdul Karim Al-Afan
    Council of the Senate Chairman Hasan Sharif Mustafa
    Chairman of Local Council Khalid Jasim


    Representative from Jabhat Tahrīr Suria
    Representative from Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām
    Representative from Failaq al-Shām
  • Third parties
    Teachers Syndicate in Idlib

    A representative of the Idlib Provincial Council
  • Description
    Agreement between locally active armed groups and local institutions concerning the merging of armed groups under the local councils and provision of security and order in the community.

Local agreement properties

  • Process type
    Formal structured process
  • Rationale
    This agreement appears to be part of a set of agreements around the same time, for towns across Idlib governorate and the agreement source conveys a collective stance across localities for local communities and civil society groups or representatives to encourage de-escalation of fighting in their respective areas. In this agreement a representative of the provincial council also appears to be present and signs the agreement.
  • Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
    Yes
  • Link to national process: articulated rationale
    On the basis that this is an example of a complex or nested conflict and is highly localised, the link to the national is based on the presence of a provincial level council representative for Idlib who signs the agreement.
  • Name of Locale
    Kafr Dariyan (Kfar Darian)
  • Nature Of Locale
    City
  • GPS Lat/Long (DD)
    36.174749, 36.666430
  • Participant type
    Local armed group
    Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisations
  • Mediator, facilitator or similar
    No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

  • Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)
    Page 1, In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

    Page 1, And the God is behind this purpose
  • Grievance List
    Page 1, Fourth: Form a civilian outpost from the people of the village to be affiliated to the local council, and its mission is to maintain security, order and protect the village.
  • Cattle rustling/banditry

    No specific mention.

  • Social cover

    No specific mention.

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

In view of the current circumstances and the situation in the region, a meeting was held of the local council and the Shura Council, and members from all the [armed] factions that are present in the village.

The following was approved:

First:

The village of Kufr and Rayan to completely neutralize

Second:

All fighters in the village from all factions are considered as one body and belong to the village's local council

Third, the village of Kafr and Rayan to be emptied from military headquarters [centres and points] and armed appearances

Fourth:

Form a civilian outpost from the people of the village to be affiliated to the local council, and its mission is to maintain security, order and protect the village.

And the God is behind this purpose

Tuesday 27/2/2018

Civil Society Mukhtar [civil Sharif] of Council of Chairman of Local

Representative the Village the Senate Chairman Council

Ahmed Muhammad Abdul Karim Hasan Sharif Khalid Jasim

Al-Afan Al-Afan Mustafa

[Signature] [Signature] [Signature] [Signature]

Representative from Representative from Representative from

Jabhat Tahrīr Suria Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām Failaq al-Shām

[Signature] [Signature] [Signature]

Teachers Syndicate A representative

in Idlib of the Idlib Provincial Council

[Signature] [Signature]

Notice Anybody who breaches any provision [of the agreement] is considered an individual’s behaviour and never representative of the village