UN condemns rebel attacks that killed civilians in DR Congo

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : According to the UN Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO), the assaults included a particularly brutal attack on a Catholic church-run health center in Byambwe, where 17 civilians, including women in the maternity ward, were killed.
41% : The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has strongly condemned a wave of deadly attacks by rebel fighters in the eastern North Kivu province that resulted in the deaths of at least 89 civilians over a one-week period.
37% : The UN peacekeeping mission has condemned a series of attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that killed at least 89 civilians in one week.
34% : UN officials described the situation as "truly horrific," with spokesman Stephane Dujarric emphasizing that attacks on civilians and medical facilities may amount to war crimes under international humanitarian law.
33% : The violence included an assault on a church-run health center where patients were burned alive, with UN officials warning these acts may constitute war crimes.

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