Congo Church Massacre

45 or more people hiding inside a Catholic Church in the village of Doruma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were murdered on December 26, 2008. They were killed in a massacre by rebels using machetes, swords and clubs.Bloomberg: Lord's Resistance Army Kills 189 in Congo Attack... (December 29, 2008) According to The United Nations, the villagers were killed by the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group of Uganda who has been hiding inside Congo since being evicted from Uganda five years ago.Fox News: More Than 100 Hacked to Death in Congo Church Massacre (December 29, 2008)

The Lord's Resistance Army is a rebel group of Uganda, which seeks to overthrow the country's government. The rebels were driven out from Uganda by the military and currently hide in Congo. The group describes themselves as a Christian army that wants to establish a Ugandan government based on Christianity. The group is responsible for killing tens of thousands of people, kidnapping young children and forcing them to become sex slaves or fighters.International Herald Tribune: ...Ugandan rebels massacre nearly 200... (December 29, 2008)