• Country/entity

  Syria
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Statement issued by the Sheikhoun Shura Council on the handover of Sheikhoun city

• 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

  Sheikhoun Shura Council [signature] [stamp]

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  -

• Agreement document

  SY_180227_Statement issued by the Sheikhoun Shura Council on the handover of Sheikhoun city.pdf | Download PDF

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.

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

  No

• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  No link to the national peace process can be inferred from the agreement or further research. The agreement seems to be linked to very localised issues and fighting which take place in the context of a highly nested and complex conflict in Syria.

• Name of Locale

  Khan Sheikhoun

• Nature Of Locale

  City

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  35.440642, 36.650034

• Participant type

  Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisations
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

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

A statement issued by the Khan Sheikhoun Shura Council.

The city of Sheikhoun has been handed to its people to neutralize the fighting between the factions and avoid bloodshed.

Tuesday 12 Jumada al-Akhera 1439 Hijri

February 27, 2018

Sheikhoun Shura Council

[signature] [stamp]