Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and the elders of the village of Hazano

  • Country/entity
    Syria
  • Region
    Middle East and North Africa
  • Agreement name
    Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and the elders of the village of Hazano
  • Date
    7 Jan 2019
  • 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
    President of the council of dignitaries at the town on Hazano Brother Salah El-Din Zein                                                  
    A representative and a delegate from Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām, brother Abu al-Ez
  • Third parties
    -
  • Description
    The representatives of the village of Hazano and the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham agree on the governing body for the area the village is in; additionally the latter party agreest that they will not carry weapons in the village. [translator note: There is a mistake in the year. The hijri year is not 1940 as stated in the agreement, it is 1490]

Local agreement properties

  • Process type
    Isolated example
  • Rationale
    -> Local issues only; no external support mechanism; no culture of signing The agreement seems to be the result of a once-off negotiation that relates to a specific city. It does not appear that any national or regional mechanism was established to support the negotiation. Finally, the agreement does not seem to relate to a persistent practice or culture of signing agreements, even though Tahrir al-Sham signed several agreements with local representatives on matters related to civil administration and the (de)militarisation of specific locales.
  • Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
    No
  • Link to national process: articulated rationale
    The declaration does not contain any mention to the wider peace process in Syria; although it involved the representation of civilian constituencies.
  • Name of Locale
    Hazano
  • Nature Of Locale
    City
  • GPS Lat/Long (DD)
    36.089771, 36.715214
  • Participant type
    Local state actor
    Local armed group
  • 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
    The agreement does not refer to specific causes of the conflict. It seems that the control of the city and military operations conducted by an opposition Salafi-Jihadi group is the main bone of contention.
  • Cattle rustling/banditry

    No specific mention.

  • Social cover

    No specific mention.

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

Today, Monday, the seventeenth of December, two thousand and nineteen, corresponding to the thirtieth of Rabi ’al-Akhr of year one thousand nine hundred and forty

The meeting took place between the brothers of Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām [Organization for the Liberation of the Levant] and dignitaries and notables of the village of Hazano

The following points were agreed upon:

First:

Hazano belongs to the Salvation Government in the Civil and Military Administration.

Second:

The unstable factions of Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām are obliged to coordinate with the council of dignitaries and notables on the town [Hazano] to stand neutral and not carry weapon unless they want to guard [patrolling], in this case, the Hayʼat [Organization for the Liberation of the Levant] will secure all of their [the factions] needs.

And the God is behind this purpose

President of the council of dignitaries A representative and a delegate from

at the town on Hazano Hayʼat Tahrīr al-Shām, brother

Brother Salah El-Din Zein Abu al-Ez [cut]

[Signature] [Signature] [Stamp]