Children face lethal violence, rape in east Congo war

An army spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment about the incident in late January in Goma. The United Nations has warned of surging child recruitment, abductions, killings and sexual violence as the rebels, known as M23, press on after seizing more territory in eastern Congo than ever before. Last week the U.N. human rights office said M23 fighters summarily executed three children in Bukavu, the region's second-largest city which fell earlier this month.