Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Rebels from M23, a rebel group backed by Rwanda, killed at least 140 people in July in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said.
The resurgence of killings of mostly Hutu civilians in at least 14 villages and farming areas near Virunga National Park in eastern DRC comes as the United States and Qatar have been working to broker peace in the region.
Human Rights Watch called the killings "executions."
Between July 10 and 30, "M23 fighters summarily executed local residents and farmers, including women and children, in their villages, fields, and near the Rutshuru River," Human Rights Watch said.
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