A/HRC/30/31 that the child was standing next to his mother queuing to purchase ice in Souq Al-Taweel Market Area, Crater District, Aden. The shooting reportedly came from the direction of a position held by combatants of the Popular Committees. On 12 June, nine civilians were killed in Al-Mansourah, in Aden following artillery shelling reportedly carried out by members of the Popular Committees. 43. Since the escalation of the conflict in Yemen on 26 March, OHCHR has documented the killing of at least 18 civilians as a result of apparent sniper attacks in Aden, Al-Dhali and Taizz. 2. Allegations of violations committed by coalition and joint government forces 44. Information gathered by OHCHR indicated that, on 30 March 2015, the coalition forces launched a number of air strikes that hit the al-Mazraq camp for internally displaced persons in Harad.12 At least 19 civilians were reportedly killed and 35 others injured, including 11 children. The camp, which shelters some 4,000 people, was established by the United Nations in 2009 and, at the time of the attack, hosted at least 300 families recently displaced from Sa’ada. Information provided to OHCHR did not identify the presence of any military objectives in the area. 45. At least 20 civilians were killed and 59 others injured when a dairy factory was directly hit in four air strikes in Hudaydah city (Al Hudaydah Governorate), on 31 March 2015. The people killed inside the factory were personnel. On 12 May, at least 43 civilians, including eight women and 12 children, were killed, while an additional 135 were injured as a result of four air strikes that directly hit the Al-Wajeeh building located in a busy commercial hub in Zabeed (Al-Hudaydah Governorate). The majority of the casualties belonged to Al-Muhamasheen community. The information received by OHCHR did not clarify whether the building was deliberately targeted. 46. On 20 April 2015, at least 87 civilians were killed, including six children and two women, and at least 647 others injured as a result of airstrikes that appeared to be directed at the Faj Attan military base in Sana’a. Hundreds of homes and private businesses in the vicinity of the base (as far as Al-Tahrir Square) were damaged. 47. On 21 April 2015, 40 civilians were killed, including seven children, and 70 civilians were injured as a result of air strikes that hit the Al-Dhaleel bridge (Ibb Governorate). Reports indicated that the connection bridge between Ibb and the main route to Sana’a Governorate was hit twice by air strikes, causing a large number of civilian casualties. People were arriving to assist those injured by the first explosion when missiles were launched in a second round of air strikes. 48. OHCHR received reports alleging that, in late April 2015 in Sa’ada Governorate, cluster munitions were used by the coalition forces in several air strikes, which resulted in at least six civilian casualties, including children. Owing to the continuing airstrikes, OHCHR was unable to collect any further information. 49. On 5 May 2015, fighters from the Popular Committees from the Bakil al-Meer tribe (in Hajjah) attacked areas of Najran city, including what appeared to be civilian objects, and also reportedly attacked Saudi border guard posts. In retaliation, on 8 May, coalition forces announced a military operation against Sa’ada, warning civilians to stay away from what they said were Houthi locations and crowds. In particular, the coalition forces declared the cities of Marran and Sa’ada military zones. According to Saudi State television 12 10 OHCHR, “Yemen: The world must be prepared for rapid collapse into mass displacement crisis – UN expert”, 8 April 2015.