Rohingya crisis: Myanmar general hit by US sanctions

The US has sanctioned a Myanmar general accused of leading an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya people. Maung Maung Soe is among a host of world figures blacklisted by the US over human rights and corruption allegations.
The crisis in Myanmar has seen more than 650,000 Rohingya flee for neighbouring Bangladesh since August. Myanmar's military says it is fighting Rohingya militants and denies targeting civilians. Why has Myanmar arrested two journalists covering Rakhine. Rohingya crisis: What you need to know
Could Aung San Suu Kyi face Rohingya genocide charges? The exodus began earlier this year when Myanmar's army launched a counter-insurgency operation in northern Rakhine state after militants attacked police posts and killed members of the security forces. Many who reached Bangladesh - some with bullet or other wounds - said Burmese troops backed by local Buddhist mobs had burned their villages and attacked and killed civilians.
The UN has described the military offensive in Rakhine as a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing". In its statement, the US Treasury said Maung Maung Soe "oversaw the military operation in Burma's Rakhine State responsible for widespread human rights abuse against Rohingya civilians".