A/HRC/25/65 26. On 9 December, a barrel bomb exploded near to a school and a medical point in AlZabedia neighbourhood. At least four people were killed, including a pregnant woman. All victims were civilians. 27. On 17 December, Government helicopters targeted civilians gathering in a crowded market in Al-Maadi neighbourhood. Twenty people were killed, including three women and five children. Some survivors lost limbs. 28. On 20 December, a barrel bomb was dropped on a family home in Al-Sukkari neighbourhood. Five civilians were killed including one woman and two children. At least forty were injured including a five-year-old boy. Due to shrapnel injuries to the head, the boy now has limited ability to move and speak. Ten residential buildings were destroyed. 29. Again on 24 December, multiple barrel bombs struck Al-Sukkari neighbourhood. The bombs fell on residential areas and the shopping district. At least 30 people were killed and more injured. Twelve residential building collapsed. One bomb hit a gas station, causing deaths by burning as well as serious injuries. Another bomb hit a mosque where children were receiving religious instruction. Consequently many children were killed. 30. At noon on 28 December, a Government helicopter released multiple barrel bombs over Al-Myasser neighbourhood. One of the injured was a 14-year-old boy who received shrapnel injuries to the head. He underwent an operation to remove the shrapnel from his brain but this proved unsuccessful. Consequently, the boy has lost the ability to speak and is partially paralysed. In a separate barrel bomb attack, helicopters dropped barrel bombs on a vegetable market, while civilians sought to buy food. Over 25 people were killed. 31. On 1 January, a helicopter also dropped barrel bombs on Al-Sukkari neighbourhood. The bombs landed in the main shopping area, killing 20 people and injuring many others. Commercial premises were destroyed. 32. Barrel bomb attacks occurred in Al-Bab on 30 November, 1 December and 12 January 2014. 33. Government forces dropped barrel bombs on other civilian-inhabited towns and villages in Aleppo governorate. On 21 November, a helicopter dropped barrel bombs on Souran, killing 14 civilians, including women and children. At least one man, a passenger in a car, lost his leg in a shrapnel injury. 34. On 23 November, helicopters targeted the industrial zone of Sheikh Najar with barrel bombs. Three people – civilian workers – were killed. There were an unspecified number of injuries as well as significant destruction of property. On the same day, helicopters released barrel bombs over Tadef, south of Al-Bab city killing 15 people. Children were among the dead. One bomb struck a fuel seller. The ensuing blaze burnt people to death and caused serious burns to survivors. 35. On 28 November, a Government helicopter dropped barrel bombs over Dawar Qadi Askar during the day when people were out shopping. At least 14 people were killed including children and one pregnant woman. The barrel bombs caused a residential building to collapse and severed the main water supply line. 36. On 19 December, a nine-year-old girl lost both of her legs in a barrel bomb attack on Hreitan. The girl was playing with some other children on the roof of her apartment block when they heard the sounds of a helicopter overhead. The helicopter was flying too high to be visible. While the other children ran, the girl was the last off the roof and lost her limbs in a shrapnel injury. On the same day, in a barrel bomb attack on Minbij, five civilians, including three children, were killed and nine were injured. A residential building and several cars were also destroyed. 53