A/HRC/42/CRP.1 April 2015, when Resistance fighters took up positions near the health compound, HouthiSaleh fighters killed and injured civilians through indiscriminate fire. Throughout the day, gunfire hit those who arrived or attempted to leave al-Qatiya’a through the front gate, killing 12 civilians and injuring over 40. The victims included men, women and children, who were patients, visitors, nurses, volunteers, and a paramedic.141 The victims sustained gunshot wounds to their heads, throats, feet, and legs.142 The firing concentrated on the front gate of the compound, the façade, and the windows. 143 (See next section on military use of hospitals resulting in damage, civilian casualties, and denial of access to healthcare.) 147. In April 2015, in al-Mualla District, Houthi-Saleh snipers based on the Amoudi Block in the vicinity of the main street killed at least 12 persons. Two were Resistance fighters, while the other 10 were civilians. Two of the victims were medical volunteers who died of their injuries in hospital. Many bodies of victims of snipers could not be removed from the location because of the permanent presence of snipers.144 148. In April and May 2015, Houthi-Saleh fighters based in Craiter District fired tank shells, rocket-propelled grenades, mortar rounds, and small arms fire hitting both civilians and Resistance fighters. They established sniper positions on the al-Ma’sheeq Mountain145 and carried out attacks into the area situated around the Central Bank and the al-Qatiya’a health compound. Dozens of civilians were killed and injured, including many women and children, most shot by snipers.146 149. Although Houthi-Saleh fighters did not manage to take control of Dar Sa’ad District, they established bases in high buildings and hotels on the outskirts of the district on the Aden-Ta’izz road and carried out artillery and sniper attacks into the area. One sniper position was located on the al-Ghoweizi building on Aden-Ta’izz road.147 On (date redacted for protection of the victims), a sniper on al-Ghoweizi shot in the direction of a father carrying a one-year-old child in his arms, injuring both. As a result, the young child suffered severe damage to his leg. The Group considered that this attack deliberately targeted the civilian victims knowing them to be civilians. 150. After they took over the town of al-Hawtah, in Lahij province, Houthi-Saleh snipers were deployed on buildings in the main streets of the town. They targeted members of the Resistance and civilians. This had the effect of restricting movement through the town, including transport of basic needs, such as water.148 One sniper position was located on a five-story building adjacent to the al-Hilaly building, in front of Ibn Khaldoun Hospital, and another sniper position was located on top of the al-Shayidi building, in the market.149 One medical volunteer who assisted the injured throughout the conflict saw about 50 killed and injured by Houthi-Saleh fighters shelling and sniping during the 2015 offensive. Most of the victims were civilians, including women and children. About 10 to15 of those had been killed or died of their injuries and many others suffered permanent disabilities.150 151. On or around 26 March 2015, in the neighbourhood of the “water tank project”, a sniper shot and killed a man in the vicinity of his house, and then shot the man’s brother when he came to assist. For some time, the bodies could not be removed because of the snipers’ presence and they were partly eaten by dogs.151 One victim stated that on 2 April 2015, as he was walking in al-Zahra Street, in the morning, a sniper situated on a high building nearby shot him in his left leg.152 Two days later in the same area, a sniper shot 141 Confidential Sources on File. Confidential Sources on File. 143 Confidential Sources on File. 144 Confidential Sources on File. 145 Also see below Section on events at al-Qatiya’a health compound. 146 Confidential Sources on File. See also attack on al-Qatiya’a health compound. 147 Also see above Section on attack on residential neighbourhoods in Dar Sa’ad. 148 Confidential Sources on File. 149 Confidential Sources on File. 150 Confidential Sources on File. 151 Confidential Sources on File. 152 Confidential Sources on File. 142 35