A/HRC/44/61 52. The following day, at around 5 a.m., two munitions struck the yard of the al-Rissala school for boys, located in the Binish educational compound near the local market and the Idlib central hospital. The attack caused partial damage to the building, killed one man and injured four others. 53. At 8, 8.30 and 9.30 a.m. on 25 February, Government forces fired rockets on densely populated parts of Idlib, damaging three schools. Witnesses to these attacks described hearing a loud blast followed by secondary explosions, in the course of just a few seconds, that affected the yards of the three schools. At least two teachers were killed and six injured while they were inside the al-Barahim school, and a 17-year-old girl was killed in front of al-Izza Ibd Abdelsalam school. Munition remnants left at the scene indicate that the attacks that struck the Khaled Shaar, al-Barahim and al-Izza Ibn Abdelsalam schools in Idlib city were probably carried out using Uragan 9M27K-type cluster-munition fired from the BM-30 Smerch multiple-barrelled rocket launcher system. The Smerch is an unguided area weapon that is capable of firing a salvo of up to 12 three-metre-long rockets over a distance of 90 km, and it is known to be in the Syrian repertoire. By selecting a rocket-type that releases submunitions from the main cargo rocket, Government forces increased the lethal area of attack, thereby making this system even less discriminate. 54. On 25 February, at around 4 p.m., pro-Government forces launched an aerial attack that struck Muneeb Qmayshah primary school, located in the eastern parts of Marat Misrin. The attack killed at least 11 civilians, including six children, and wounded 30 others, including 14 children and six women. It also severely damaged the school walls, windows and doors, rendering it non-operational. 55. Education facilities throughout western Aleppo were also severely affected. The Commission investigated six attacks on schools in western Aleppo. 56. The boys’ school in Atarib was affected on 3, 4 and 14 February, and on 5 March, resulting in the death of at least two women and injuring eight children. Of those attacks, air strikes on 14 February caused the most severe damage to the school, putting it out of service. Government forces had taken control of the Regiment 145 base, facilitating ground-toground attacks. Interviewees described how pro-Government forces shelled Atarib for hours on 14 February, striking densely populated areas, including a market, and numerous homes. The intensive bombardment of Atarib on that day caused at least 70,000 residents to flee their homes. 57. On the afternoon of 6 February, Government forces carried out a ground attack on Anadan, striking residential areas, including the Anadan health centre and a boys’ high school, where at least 300 students had registered. A teacher who visited the site recalled that at least three munitions had affected the facility, causing damage to the fence, ceiling and school yard. The school was subsequently closed, and many civilians left town as ground forces advanced towards the city. 58. On 24 February, Government forces launched a ground attack on Kafrantin that directly struck the Yarmouk School, which was still operational, and a mosque located nearby. On the morning of 24 February, at least 75 students attended classes and three teachers were present on the school premises. The attack caused severe damage to the school building, including the ceiling and main entrance, while windows and doors were shattered. E. Displacement resulting from the conduct of hostilities Would you stay in a place where there is no education for your children? Would you stay in a place where there is not a single doctor or clinic? Would you stay in a place where you know that you will be killed at the bakery? Would you stay in a place where you are afraid of doing anything? Afraid of buying your groceries, afraid of sending your children to school, afraid of going to the doctor, afraid of staying at home? We live in fear because there is no safe place. Man, displaced from Atarib, western Aleppo, January/February 2020 59. As a result of the intense hostilities, Idlib and western Aleppo witnessed displacement on a massive scale. Approximately 560,000 people fled to north-western Idlib, into a small 10