A/HRC/28/69 H. Unlawful attacks 1. Government forces 217. As the Government’s aerial campaign intensified on Raqqah city and governorate, the Syrian air force continued to attack Aleppo city and its surroundings. Between September and October 2014, the districts of Haydaria, Ard Hamra and Masakin Hanano were targeted with barrel bombs on several documented occasions, killing civilians. A doctor working in Aleppo city reported that the majority of his patients in critical condition displayed wounds consistent with barrel bomb injuries. 218. The Government aerial bombardment campaign on non-State armed groupcontrolled areas of Aleppo has been ongoing since August 2012. In the course of the campaign, Aleppo experienced mass displacement, in particular following the start of the offensive in October 2013. However, interviewees described how those who lacked resources, feared arrest and detention, or were too weak to flee, remained despite the constant threat of bombardment. On 16 September, a Government helicopter dropped a barrel bomb on a crowded vegetable market in Tariq Al-Bab, killing six civilians and injuring 10 others. In October 2014, Al-Sukkari and other eastern districts of Aleppo, which had been under repeated attack, were again hit with barrel bombs, killing civilians. 219. Between July and September 2014, Government forces dropped barrel bombs and conducted airstrikes on the southern countryside of Idlib province, an area which hosts large numbers of IDPs. One survivor from Sinjar described the attacks as following a pattern of regular bombardments during daylight hours. Barrel bombs were dropped by transport helicopters at night, between 3 and 4am. According to witnesses, the attacks were conducted without distinguishing between civilian and military targets. In an attack around 16 July 2014, a barrel bomb was dropped on a civilian home at night, killing its inhabitants, including two young children. 220. Since the Government began a concerted aerial campaign against ISIS, they have conducted their strikes in an indiscriminate manner, hitting civilian objects and causing considerable civilian casualties. On 18 October 2014, Government forces hit Al-Mahdom Bakery in Minbeij, Aleppo, killing the civilian employees inside. On 6 November, Government forces hit a school in Dar Tazzah, injuring children in the attack. 221. Raqqah city has been bombarded on a regular basis throughout September 2014 – January 2015. Government forces have dropped barrel bombs on civilian targets and conducted their hostilities in an indiscriminate manner. On 25 November 2014, densely populated civilian locations were subjected to heavy aerial bombardment. The attack began with two airstrikes targeting the industrial area east of Raqqah city. The Hanni Mosque was subsequently hit with two targeted airstrikes, causing considerable damage to the mosque and surrounding area. The Museum Square, a busy part of Raqqah city was hit thereafter. The Boulman public transport station was targeted, with airstrikes hitting two buses and killing the passengers inside. According to witnesses of the attacks, there was no armed group or ISIS activity in any of the targeted areas. Interviewees suggested that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for ISIS executing captured Government soldiers. The aerial campaign on Raqqah city has resulted in extensive civilian casualties. 222. Government attacks on ISIS-controlled areas in Dayr az Zawr, namely on Al-Ashara in July, Al-Tayanna on 3 August, Al-Mayadin in August and Tibneh throughout 2014 have been conducted in an indiscriminate manner, causing considerable civilian casualties. Government forces indiscriminately bombarded Ahrar Al-Ghweran district in Hasakah city on 12 August 2014, as part of a concerted assault on the area. Aqaribat (Hama) was also subjected to indiscriminate attacks in October 2014, leading to civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian property. 54