Never-ending Cycle of Death

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/world/africa/in-congo-self-defense-can-offer-its-own-risk.html?pagewanted=2&ref=world

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is definitely noted as a war-torn region of the world. A large population, area, abundance of resources, and economic distress pushes many of the state's people into a life of violence. Many militant groups have been formed, initially most times to protect people of a village, but soon turning into marauders seeking to loot, rape, and kill at will. And now it seems, in one area of the DRC, villagers who are fed up with this violence have formed a combatant group in order to defend themselves. However, it is also apparent that these villagers have now acted out against the families of the militants attacking them. This is the formula of a vicious cycle of revenge and will never accomplish anything. While fierce competition for survival makes sense in an area such as DRC, but is there anything that can be done to curb it? Is there any possibility of educating villagers and rebels in the area and showing that resources can be perhaps used for the benefit of the whole community? Cooperation and understanding of issues will do much more in seeking progress, but it seems like that realization has not come to the DRC.