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 list also included former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, accused of human rights abuses and corruption and Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, accused of using his friendship with Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila to secure sweetheart mining deals. Myanmar is drawing ire from the international community for detaining two Reuters journalists for allegedly violating a colonial-era law called the Official Secrets Act. At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in attacks during the first month of a military crackdown in Myanmar in late August, Médecins Sans Frontières estimates.