A toddler was among the victims of a machete gang raid in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

New information is surfacing about the brutal machete assault that occurred over the weekend in Ituri, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in which several people were slain, including a two-year-old daughter.

The BBC was able to talk with a local official who described the incident as "terrible" in a region where high levels of violence are common.

Furaha, a two-year-old girl, Izaki, a four-year-old boy, and Salama, an eight-year-old girl, are among the most recent casualties of the ongoing violence.

According to Jules Tsuba, a local authority in the region, 14 people were killed in a Saturday attack in a displaced people's camp, including seven children and seven adults.

He blamed the notorious armed gang Codeco, which has been accused of carrying out attacks in the area in the past, and spoke of the slayings' tragic impact.

He described the attack as "shocking." "Our people should die in their old age, not in their youth." We can't continue in this manner."

Armed groups' aggressive and unprovoked attacks are nothing new in the region, which has been plagued by instability for decades.

Hospitals have been congested with victims of armed conflict as a result of a recent run of massacres.

Doctors Without Borders, a worldwide health organization, said on Monday that two programs in the Ituri province would be discontinued due to the increased violence in the region.

"It's a long-term initiative that we've chosen to call off," Jérôme Alin, the organization's director of mission in the country, said.

"We don't believe our employees' security and safety are guaranteed any longer."

"The Ugandan military began deploying soldiers in the Ituri area earlier this year to assist the country in combating rebel forces.

Despite these operations, the violence in this region remains. Mr. Tsuba has urged the Congolese government to take action.

"We want the administration to do everything possible to restore peace and stability throughout the country," says the group. So that folks may return to work and our kids can return to school."