Agreement between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Ahrar al-Sham (AAS), Badia, Idlib
- Country/entity
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Syria
- Region
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Middle East and North Africa
- Agreement name
- Agreement between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Ahrar al-Sham (AAS), Badia, Idlib
- Date
- 19 Jul 2017
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/local conflict
- Stage
- Ceasefire/related
- Conflict nature
- Inter-group
- Peace process
- Syrian Local Agreements
- Parties
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Ahrar al-Sham
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham - Third parties
- Third signatory unknown.
- Description
- 5 point agreement that the commander of HTS Badia sector will hand over authority to his deputy without further harm to him. That all HTS detainees are released by Ahrar al-Sham; That all headquarters and weapons remain in current possession and that the front is provided further weaponry; that the Badia sector will not enter ongoing combat (in sector); that Ahrar al-Sham fighters are not harassed due to past actions, unless belligerent or if there is a case against the person. In the latter case, photos must be provided by a Badia sector official.
- Agreement document
- SY_170719_Ahrar al-Sham and HTS Agreement, Badia, Idlib_EN.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
- Agreement document (original language)
- SY_170719_Ahrar al-Sham and HTS Agreement, Badia, Idlib_AR.pdf (opens in new tab)
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
No specific mention.
- Elderly/age
No specific mention.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- Men and boys
No specific mention.
- LGBTI
No specific mention.
- Family
No specific mention.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
- State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitation
No specific mention.
- Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- Elections
No specific mention.
- Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil society
No specific mention.
- Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- Constitution
No specific mention.
Power sharing
- Political power sharing
No specific mention.
- Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
- Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
- Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
No specific mention.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communication
No specific mention.
- Mobility/access
No specific mention.
- Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
- National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security Guarantees
- Page 1, 3. To maintain headquarters and weapons in the sector to manage the sector and its officials [and] to provide weapons to the fronts on demand.
- Ceasefire
- Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, 4. The sector will not enter into ongoing fighting.
Page 1, 5. No harassment [attack] towards any of our Ahrar al-Sham brothers because of their [past] actions in ongoing fights, unless he returns and starts to fight or there is a legal case against him. [In this case] the sector official [should be] asked [to provide] photographs. - Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
- Page 1, 1. Sheikh Abu Al-Baraa Mu'ammar Shamarin will step down from the leadership of the [Badia] sector and hand it over to his deputy, the follow-up and control officer and military officer of the sector, and no harassment [attack] on the Sheikh shall take place.
- Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner release
- Page 1, 2. The immediate release of all Hayat Tahrir al-Sham detainees and the followers of al-Badia sector by Ahrar al-Sham.
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatory
No specific mention.
- Other international signatory
No specific mention.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- Source
- ‘Splits and New Additions in the Ranks of Terrorist Organisations’, Sinmar News, 2 July
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
[See original document for Preamble]
The parties agree that:
1. Sheikh Abu Al-Baraa Mu'ammar Shamarin will step down from the leadership of the [Badia] sector and hand it over to his deputy, the follow-up and control officer and military officer of the sector, and no harassment [attack] on the Sheikh shall take place.
2. The immediate release of all Hayat Tahrir al-Sham detainees and the followers of al-Badia sector by Ahrar al-Sham.
3. To maintain headquarters and weapons in the sector to manage the sector and its officials [and] to provide weapons to the fronts on demand.
4. The sector will not enter into ongoing fighting.
5. No harassment [attack] towards any of our Ahrar al-Sham brothers because of their [past] actions in ongoing fights, unless he returns and starts to fight or there is a legal case against him. [
In this case] the sector official [should be] asked [to provide] photographs.
[Three signatories, two parties]
Ahrar al-Sham
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham