A/HRC/42/CRP.1 Cultural Site of Bazraa Elementary School, Craiter district, Aden 177. The Bazraa Elementary School, built in 1912, is one of the oldest schools in Aden. It was considered as one of Aden’s monuments.203 The school had closed at the outset of the war, in March 2015.204 In April 2015, Houthi-Saleh fighters occupied it and used it for military purposes, including as a detention facility for captured fighters from the Resistance.205 On 14 July 2015, a coalition airstrike inflicted considerable damage to the school. Military Museum, Craiter district, Aden 178. The Military Museum of Aden is situated in a building that dates back to 1918. Since 1970, the building has functioned as a Museum dedicated to the heritage of the Yemeni military. The museum contained a large collection of old weapons. Houthi-Saleh fighters took control of the museum when they occupied the area in April 2015. They shelled the museum to occupy its premises, causing damage to the walls. 206 It was then used as a military warehouse and a secret detention facility. 207 During their occupation of the site, Houthi-Saleh fighters looted many of the pieces exhibited in the museum. 208 179. On 16 July, the coalition carried out an airstrike that hit the museum. The explosion caused by the strike resulted in damage to 4 or 5 rooms of the museum209 and severe damage to the northeastern wing of the museum with a partially collapsed roof. 210 Cultural site of al-Mohsinyya School, al-Hawtah, Lahij province 203 Aden Times, The end of a 104-year-old educational edifice in Aden, 7 April 2016. Confidential Sources on File. 205 Confidential Sources on File. 206 Confidential Sources on File. 207 Confidential Sources on File. 208 Confidential Sources on File. 209 Confidential Sources on File. 210 UNITAR-UNOSAT satellite imagery-based assessment for numerous incidents in Aden, Yemen, between 14 and 16 July 2015. See damage assessment below for details. 204 42