At least 17 individuals have been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by suspected Allied Democratic Forces rebels, the second mass massacre in less than a week.
During the early invasion of Kirindera in North Kivu province, they also set fire to structures.
On Wednesday, 45 people were slain by the same rebels, who are thought to have ties to the Islamic State group, following a raid on two villages.
Although peace discussions have been attempted, the international response to the problem in eastern DR Congo has been to send in more troops.
The Ugandan army has been fighting the ADF rebels in North Kivu for over a year without success.
The ADF slaughtered dozens of civilians in three villages just last week.
There has also been a lot of focus on the M23 rebels, who are commonly claimed to have Rwandan support. Kigali has always disputed the allegations.
Angola has dispatched troops to North Kivu. Kenyan and Burundian troops are also there.
The expectation is that these countries will stand united against all rebel groups and not turn on each other to plunder DR Congo’s minerals, as has happened in the past.
