Desperate Rohingya Flee Myanmar Crackdown in Growing Numbers, U.N. Says<br />Rohingya fleeing Myanmar have said that members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, the militant group<br />that claimed it carried out the attacks on Myanmar government forces, have tried to block men from fleeing villages and demanded they stay and fight against the government.<br />5, 2017<br />HONG KONG — At least 123,000 Rohingya have fled from western Myanmar into neighboring Bangladesh since late last<br />month, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as a military crackdown has destroyed villages and killed hundreds.<br />With villages still in flames in Rakhine State, the exodus<br />that began last month is expected to continue, rights groups and United Nations officials said.<br />Aid agencies say the government has continued to block their access to Rakhine State,<br />increasing the risk to people of all ethnic groups fleeing the violence.<br />Last month the government of Myanmar accused aid agencies of colluding with Rohingya militants, a claim<br />that Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, called unsupported and irresponsible.<br />Tirana Hassan said that By blocking access for humanitarian organizations, Myanmar’s authorities<br />have put tens of thousands of people at risk and shown a callous disregard for human life,
