YANGON - The United Nations has called for a probe into allegations that Myanmar troops have killed civilians and torched villages in northern Rakhine state, as fresh reports emerged of forced evictions in a security crackdown. Since then the military has stopped aid deliveries to tens of thousands of people in northern Rakhine and blocked access to rights groups and journalists. Most of the people in the locked-down area are Rohingya -- a Muslim minority reviled by many in Myanmar as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Security forces have killed at least 31 people while defending themselves from attacks, according to a toll from state media and the military. Residents also say the crackdown, which has been led by the military but also includes border guard police forces, is intensifying.

Source: Bangkok Post October 25, 2016 09:45 UTC