A/HRC/25/65 missiles and artillery shelling. In December, Mayer village was indiscriminately shelled from army positions in Nubul and Zahra. 90. Towns and villages in Damascus governorate came under incessant attack. Between mid-September and mid-October, Al-Ghouta suffered intense, often daily, aerial bombardment, which had a devastating impact on the densely populated area. Muadamiyah and Daraya, also under siege, were shelled and bombarded. Qaboun, Dumayr, Beit Jin and Zabadani were also unlawfully attacked. In the Qalamoun region, indiscriminate attacks by Government forces during November and December forced more than 4,000 families to flee. 91. Government forces repeatedly fired shells and missiles on the Tariq Al-Saad and Saharra neighbourhoods of Dara’a city. In July and August, indiscriminate attacks – usually shelling from nearby army positions – were documented in Nawa, Alma, Naseeb, Dael, Inkhel and Yadoudeh in Dara’a governorate. 92. Attacks on villages and towns in Idlib governorate are too numerous to detail. The region of Jabal Al-Zawiya and, in particular, the towns of Saraqib, Kafr Nabl and Maarat Al-Numan, came under intense aerial bombardment between July and October, including by barrel bombs. On 21 July, a market in Ariha was bombarded, resulting in mass civilian casualties. Ariha was heavily attacked between 24 August and 3 September. In both attacks, there were significant civilian casualties. 93. Ar Raqqah city came under aerial bombardment, including the use of barrel bombs, in July. On 29 September, a jet bombarded a school, killing 16 people, 13 of whom were children. 94. Shelling and aerial bombardments were also documented in Homs, Hama, AlHasakah and Dayr az Zawr governorates. 95. Government forces launched indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks in violation of international humanitarian law. 96. Government forces continued to position military objectives inside towns and villages, including Nubul and Zahra (Aleppo), thereby endangering the civilian population and violating international legal obligations. (b) Sniper attacks 97. In Aleppo city, warring parties demarcated areas under their control, positioning snipers overlooking the front lines. Bustan Al-Qasr remained as the sole passage between government-controlled and non-State armed group-controlled areas of Aleppo city. Government snipers positioned on Aleppo City Hall, a high-rise building providing an vantage point, target, maim and kill civilians crossing Bustan Al-Qasr. 98. Doctors in hospitals in opposition-controlled Aleppo described having treated an unusually high number of sniper injuries since June 2013. Most victims were civilians coming from areas affected by shortages, crossing Bustan Al-Qasr to have access to cheaper goods. Victims were of all ages, including children, the elderly and pregnant women. One doctor stated that civilians were being used “for target practice”. A surgeon operating in another hospital confirmed this practice, explaining that, on certain days, he saw a clear pattern to sniper injuries. Most victims had a single wound from a high-velocity gunshot, causing “enormous amounts of damage” and heavy bleeding. Maimed, the victims were often left to bleed in the street, as anyone who approached to help would be shot. 99. Sniper attacks targeting civilians were also documented in Yarmouk and Dara’a Al Balad (Dara’a). 15