At least 70 bodies have been found beheaded in a church with most having been held hostage. The horrific discovery was made in an abandoned village in the DR Congo on February 14.
The victims, understood to be hostages of the ADF rebels, were found in a Protestant church in Kasanga, where residents had fled due to repeated attacks.
The ADF - Allied Defence Forces - are affiliated to ISIS and they are seen as the most deadly armed group in the region. The M23 - March 23 Movement - has previously been considered the greater threat and so has faced most international attention.
Several Western countries including the United States and France have linked M23 with Rwanda but its government has denied the link.
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