One woman in the Democratic Republic of Congo said M23 rebels killed her husband with a machete before forcing her and 70 others to march to a riverbank, where fighters opened fire.Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July,

A new report by Human Rights Watch says Rwanda-backed rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Congo in July.

Despite a Qatari-facilitated cease-fire and U.S.-brokered peace agreement, fighting has intensified in recent weeks in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where more than 100 armed groups are vying for control of vast mineral deposits.

(Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday that highlighted how violence remains elevated despite the U.S.- and Qatar-backed peace talks underway.

Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding justice following the massacre perpetrated by a group linked to the Islamic State on July 26-27.

Rebels attacked over a dozen villages, farming areas in July, committed dozens of summary executions of primarily Hutu civilians, says rights group - Anadolu Ajansı

The attacks, which took place between 9 and 16 August in the localities of Beni and Lubero territories, claimed the lives of at least 52 civilians, including eight women and two children, but peacekeepers on the ground say the death toll may very well rise.