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YANGON - The head of Myanmar’s military junta was accused on Nov 27 of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor, in a blow to the war-torn country’s government.

Prosecutor Karim Khan requested an arrest warrant for Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who in 2017 led the country’s military on a deadly rampage against Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority.

During that violence, civilians were killed, women were raped and homes were razed.

More than one million Rohingya have been forced to flee violence in the country, the court said, and over the years many have sought sanctuary in refugee camps across the border in Bangladesh.

Mr Khan said arrest warrants for more top Myanmar officials would follow.

Here is what to know about Gen Min Aung Hlaing.

A heavy hand

Gen Min Aung Hlaing led a military coup in 2021 that ousted the country’s ostensibly democratic government and thrust Myanmar into violence. He took on civilian titles, including prime minister