Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and the elders of the village of Hazano
Country/entity
SyriaRegion
Middle East and North AfricaAgreement name
Agreement between Tahrir al-Sham and the elders of the village of HazanoDate
7 Jan 2019Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ()Stage
Framework/substantive - partialConflict nature
Inter-groupPeace process
Syrian Local AgreementsParties
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-EzThird 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]
Agreement document (original language)
Local agreement properties
Process type
Isolated exampleRationale
-> 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?
NoLink 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
HazanoNature Of Locale
CityGPS Lat/Long (DD)
36.089771, 36.715214Participant type
Local state actor
Local armed groupMediator, 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 ListThe 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]