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residential neighbourhood in the Dar Sa’ad District, Aden, on 19 July 2015 (see figure VI 7).
As a result of that attack, 107 civilians, including 29 children and 32 women, were killed,
198 civilians, including 28 children and 42 women, were injured and 14 civilian homes
were destroyed. Witnesses and residents of Al-Ghaleel told OHCHR that the
neighbourhood was inhabited primarily by the marginalized Muhamasheen community.
Figure 1
Examples of the destruction incurred in the Dar Sa’ad District on 19 July 2015
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A series of rocket and mortar attacks affecting residential areas and markets took
place in Taizz between 3 and 8 June 2016, killing 18 civilians, including 7 children, and
injuring 68 others. According to several victims injured during an attack near the Deluxe
Market on 3 June, the shelling originated from Tabat Al-Sofitel hill, in the eastern part of
Taizz city, which was under the control of the Popular Committees and forces loyal to
Saleh. The shelling on civilian areas continued until the evening of 4 June and restarted on
6 June, when several houses in the Al-Ta’iziyah and Al-Qahirah districts were hit, killing 3
civilians and injuring 12 others, including 9 children.
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All photographs contained in the report were taken by staff of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights.
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