Myanmar says militants hampering return of Rohingya refugees

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top Myanmar official is accusing a militant group and its supporters of hampering the repatriation of over 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled a military crackdown in 2017 and are now in camps in Bangladesh. Myanmar’s minister for the office of the state counselor also said the militant group — known as ARSA — has used Bangladesh as a sanctuary in its campaign against the government. A Myanmar military campaign in 2017 led to the exodus of Rohingya M