A/HRC/42/CRP.1 fired by the Resistance465 landed in the middle of a street in al-Summel neighbourhood, in al-Saleh district, Ta’izz city, injuring 16 civilians (12 boys, three men, and one woman). According to a witness, “children were playing in the street when the rocket landed”.466 Another witness described the impact of the shell: “I heard a strong shell and the phone dropped out of my hand because of its effect, I heard loud shouting and I ran to see what happened, everyone was shouting shell, shell.” 467 At the time of the attack, the area was under the control of Houthi-Saleh fighters, and 468 Houthi-Saleh fighters were in some of the buildings on his street next to where the children were playing,469 according to one witness. The Resistance were reported to be around 100 metres away from the street that was hit and occupied a nearby school and library. 470 The area had witnessed violent confrontations between the two sides although that day had been calm according to one witness. Confrontations ceased in the area in early 2018, by which time many local residents had been displaced, leaving Souk al-Summel, a once thriving street full of traders, now completely deserted.471 Investigations into this incident of alleged shelling did not reach a conclusion as to the responsibility due to the locations of both parties being within the range that could have hit this site and there not being any clear evidence to show which direction the round was fired from. 319. Hostilities continued in the eastern outskirts of the city and the Yemeni armed forces and affiliated groups carried out attacks in residential neighbourhoods in Houthi-controlled areas, causing civilian casualties.472 The Group of Experts examined a number of these incidents of shelling in Ta’izz city allegedly attributed to Yemeni armed forces and affiliated groups, for which investigations did not reach conclusions as to the responsible party by the time of finalization of this report. 3. The ongoing fight for control of Ta’izz (2018-2019) 320. During 2018 and 2019, dynamics shifted inside the city of Ta’izz, including a surge in conflict amongst the groups affiliated with the Yemeni armed forces. While fighting between the Houthis and Yemeni armed forces-affiliated groups decreased in intensity, relatively speaking, previously observed patterns, including the continuation of related restrictions on freedom of movement, continued to affect civilians. The year 2017 ended with a deadly airstrike on 26 December that struck Mahsees Market in al-Ta'iziyah district, killing at least 36 male civilians (including nine boys), and injuring 46 men.473 While there were reportedly fewer airstrikes in 2018 and 2019 in comparison with previous years, airstrikes in the governorate continued to result in civilian csualities, highlighting enduring concerns about the coalition targeting processes.474 Mwatana, “Chapters from Hell”, p. 33. Confidential Sources on File. 467 Confidential Sources on File. 468 Confidential Sources on File. 469 Confidential Sources on File. 470 Confidential Sources on File. 471 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftTuj3x93mI. 472 Confidential Sources on File. 473 A/HRC/39/43, para. 31. 474 According to the Yemen Data Project, between March and December 2015 there were 697 air raids in Ta’izz governorate. In 2016, there were 728 raids in Ta’izz governorate. In 2017, there were 1,034 raids in the Ta’izz governorate and. In 2018, there were 173 air raids in Ta’izz. In 2019, as of end of July, there were 24 air raids in Ta’izz Governorate. In total, there have been 2,656 air raids in Ta’izz governorate from March 2015 to end of July 2019. The Yemen Data Project is an open-source data collection project which tracks civilian casualties from the armed conflict in Yemen, It describes itself as “an independent data collection project aimed at collecting and disseminating data on the conduct of the war in Yemen, with the purpose of increasing transparency and promoting accountability of the actors involved.” It reportedly receives funding from the Open Society Foundations and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, and relies also on pro bono contributions from volunteers. Its data collection methods are described as follows: “data has been collected through open sources and cross-referenced using a wide range of information. These include local and international news agencies and media reports; social media accounts, including Twitter, Facebook, 465 466 75