ALEPPO — Representatives of the Kurdish, Yazidi, Arab, Syriac and Assyrian tribes in northeast Syria agreed March 26 to establish a tribal judicial system — locally known as Madbata — for the resolution of inter-clan disputes, robberies, revenge and lootings in the Jazira region in Hasakah province. The House of Notables of North and East Syria convened the tribal meeting.
Activists in Hasakah shared on social media the text of the agreement. It says, “Some recent poor practices, such as thefts, robberies and roadblocks in the Jazira region, have prejudiced societal interests and relations." Eighteen Syrian tribes signed the agreement, including the Jabour, Baggara, Tayy, Sharabeen, Aqeedat, Mshehdeh, Maamrah, Dulaym, Waldah, Naim, Harb, Adwan, Khwetneh, Shumar, Adwan, Ubayd and Tufaihiyeen.
