Army says east Congo militia killed 16 villagers
A militia killed 16 people during a raid on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army has said, in more ethnic violence that the United Nations has warned may constitute crimes against humanity. Attacks by various militia and armed groups, as well as counter-operations by the Congolese army (FARDC), forced over 400,000 people to flee their homes between March and June, according to the U.N. refugee agency. Last month, the government sent several former warlords, including one just released after more than a decade in prison in the Hague and Congo for war crimes, to convince Cooperative for…