• Country/entity

  Syria
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  

• Agreement name

  Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and Sarmin Shura Council on the raid on the outskirts in the city

• Date

  29 Jun 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

  Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām Sa’ad al-Din al-Sabah [Signature] [Stamp]
  Sarmin Shura Council Abu Abdo [Signature]

• Third parties

  Witness Delegate of Ansār al-Tawhīd Hamza [Signature]

• Description

  Seven point agreement between a local council and military official from Salafi-Jihadi group Tahrir al-Sham that has a presence in the village. The agreement provides for (1) sparing the villages from combat after 48 hours; (2) joint security of the village and its surrounding to face the Islamic State; (3) Local representatives keep control over city administration; (4) forming a local committee to decide on all issues between the locals and armed group.

• Agreement document

  SY_180629_Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and Sarmin Shura Council on the raid on the outskirts in the city.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Isolated example
  

• Rationale

  -> Local issues only; no external support mechanism; no culture of signing (ad hoc) The document is a once-off declaration that relates to a specific and localised series of clashes and its consequences. It does not appear that any national or regional mechanism was established to support the negotiation. Finally, the declaration does not seem to relate to a persistent practice or culture of signing agreements in the area of Sarmin. Multiple agreements have been signed in the governorate of Idlib - where Sarmin is - but not between those parties.

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

  No

• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  The agreement appears independent from the national process but involves local governance actors representing civilian constituencies of Sarmin. Considering the fighters under village control, which include factions of Salafi-Jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and witness Ansar al-Tahwid, they are not official 'state' representatives.

• Name of Locale

  Sarmin

• Nature Of Locale

  City

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  35.903609, 36.726565

• Participant type

  Local state actor
  Local armed group
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  Mediator or similar referred to

  Mediator (references)

  NA

  Type of mediator/facilitator/similar

  Local armed group

Local issues

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful 29/06/2018

This is what was agreed upon by Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām [Organization for the Liberation of the Levant] and the people of Sarmin

- Forming a joint executive force from Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām and the people of the city of Sarmin to supervise the raiding of the specific targets on the State Organization [ISIS] and the suspect ones in the city of Sarmin.

- The security campaign inside the city of Sarmin to end in 48 hours.

- The Sarmin city administration remains to the people of Sarmin after the [military] campaign.

- Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām is responsible for securing the Saraqib-Idlib Highway

- The people of Sarmin are responsible for securing their city

- Forming a legal committee that is acceptable to both parties, which will decide on all issues between the Hayʼat and the people of Sarmin.

- In the event that a target affiliated to the State Organization [ISIS] is proven inside the city of Sarmin, he will be dealt with in coordination between Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām and the people of the city of Sarmin after the campaign

Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām Witness Sarmin Shura Council

Sa’ad al-Din al-Sabah Delegate of Ansār al-Tawhīd Abu Abdo

[Signature] Hamza

[Stamp] [Signature] [Signature]

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