A/HRC/44/61 Hostilities damaging medical facilities, schools and markets and entailing civilian casualties in Idlib and western Aleppo in the period 1 November 2019 to 30 April 2020 By actor Number attributed to Government forcesa Number attributed to Russian Aerospace Forcesa Armed groups (total) Idlib Western Aleppo Total ProGovernment (total) Number of medical facilities reported damagedb 19 6 25 25 - - - Attacks affecting medical facilities investigated by the Commissionc 11 5+1d 17 16 1 1 1 49 6+3d 58 55 - - 3 8 6 14 14 6 - - 14 - 14 14 - - - Attacks affecting markets investigated by the Commissionh 6 1+2d 9 7 1 - 2 Other attacks affecting civilians or civilian objects investigated by the Commissioni 8 2+2d 12 10 2 1 2 509 167 676 641 - - 35 474 60+48d 582 534 Category Number of schools reported damagede Attacks affecting schools investigated by the Commissionf Number of markets reported Number of civilian deaths damagedg reportedj Civilian casualties in the 52 incidents investigated by the Commissionk 48 a Overflight data, images of weapon remnants and testimony indicated reasonable grounds to believe that the forces of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic or the Russian Aerospace Forces were responsible for these attacks. b Data provided by OHCHR; S/2020/141, para. 18; and S/2020/327, para. 16. c The Commission has reasonable grounds to believe that 16 attacks striking medical facilities were conducted by pro-Government forces, while one attack was conducted by armed groups. d Attacks by armed groups. e Data provided by OHCHR; S/2020/141, para. 17; and S/2020/327, para. 15. f The Commission has reasonable grounds to believe that 14 attacks on schools and other educational facilities were conducted by pro-Government forces. A total of 16 additional attacks remain under investigation. g Data provided by OHCHR; S/2020/141, para. 19; and S/2020/327, annex. h The Commission has reasonable grounds to believe that seven such attacks were conducted by pro-Government forces, and two by armed groups. i The Commission has reasonable grounds to believe that 10 such attacks were conducted by proGovernment forces, and two by armed groups. j Number of civilian deaths in incidents tracked by OHCHR. See also S/2020/141, para. 13; and S/2020/327, para. 11. The total number of civilian casualties during the period is likely much higher. k Number of confirmed civilian casualties (deaths and injuries) in the 52 incidents entailing attacks by pro-Government forces and five attacks by armed groups that the Commission investigated. The total number of civilian casualties in these incidents is likely higher. V. Attacks by pro-Government forces and the ensuing displacement We didn’t choose to leave – there was no other alternative. The attacks were barbaric. Man, Ma’arrat al-Nu’man, December 2019 5