U.S. Sanctions Senior Myanmar Generals Over Rohingya 'Ethnic Cleansing'

NPR: U.S. Sanctions Senior Myanmar Generals Over Rohingya 'Ethnic Cleansing'

The State Department said it has issued sanctions to four top military leaders in Myanmar over what it called "gross human rights violations" during the "ethnic cleansing" of the Rohingya Muslim minority.

Targets of the sanctions include the military's commander in chief Min Aung Hlaing, his deputy Soe Win, Brig. Gen. Than Oo and Brig. Gen. Aung Aung. The sanctions, which were announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday, mean the leaders and their immediate families are barred from entry into the United States.

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Update #1: U.S. sanctions Myanmar generals over mass killings of Rohingya (CBS/AP)
Update #2: Rohingya crisis: US imposes sanctions on top Myanmar generals (BBC)

WNU Editor: Too little and too late.