sittwe myanmar relief agencies struggle reach hundreds thousands rohingya muslims displace strife northwestern myanmar face rise hostility ethnic rakhine buddhists accuse unite nations foreign aid group help muslims far myanmar government grant red cross organizations access area unite nations suspend activities evacuate non-critical staff government suggest support rohingya insurgents already battle bad weather tough terrain obstructive bureaucracy red cross also run angry mob believe foreign aid agencies ignore suffer rakhine buddhists myanmar poor state wednesday mob sittwe capital rakhine state try block boat carry international committee red cross icrc aid north attack rohingya militants aug. 25 prompt myanmar general order sweep counter-insurgency offensive mob arm stick knives petrol bomb disperse police fire rubber bullets four days early myanmar red cross truck stop search rakhine residents sittwe heighten tensions rakhine state humanitarian staff private contractors face serious challenge implement life-saving activities say pierre peron spokesman u.n. office coordination humanitarian affairs myanmar past month 420,000 rohingya flee neighbor bangladesh avoid u.n. human right chief call ethnic cleanse foreign aid group scale help bangladesh cope humanitarian disaster biblical proportion back myanmar separate crisis unfold multiple front many much hard reach many ongoing humanitarian activities exist august 25th still resume say peron sake vulnerable people communities rakhine state urgent measure must take allow vital humanitarian activities resume northern rakhine tens thousands people rohingya displace cross bangladesh close sittwe 140,000 rohingya displace previous religious unrest confine squalid camp depend foreign aid severely restrict since aug. 25 6,000 buddhists also flee sittwe care monasteries government rakhine volunteer ethnic rakhine long complain foreign aid agencies give generously muslims ignore equally needy people people rakhine suffer muslims get help say htun aung kyaw chief arakan national party anp rakhine residents sittwe interview reuters say believe u.n. estimate refugee number exaggerate rohingya camp near city face shortages enough say kyaw sein rakhine alin dagar rakhine advocacy group sittwe kyaw sein say visit camp say past see muslims sell oil rice aid local market say relations foreign aid group rakhine people poison years neglect favoritism difficult say win back trust say erode trust rumor aid deliveries could use smuggle weapons arakan rohingya salvation army arsa militant group behind attack security force last month october 2016. rakhine weapons protect say anp htun aung kyaw terrify fear stoke social media discovery world food program-branded biscuits suspect militant camp july 30. also prompt authorities restrict humanitarian access rohingya villages security ground say aid workers htun aung kyaw predict big big attack especially arsa draw support group islamic state concern echo thursday u.s. deputy assistant secretary state patrick murphy warn significant terrorism problem rakhine crisis properly address murphy also criticize myanmar security force response disproportionate fail protect local populations unite nations right body call textbook example ethnic cleanse report hundreds muslim villages raze abuse soldier police rakhine vigilantes even many people myanmar rakhine appear believe military explanation rohingya set house alight flee rakhine interview reuters say rohingya win sympathy aid group galvanize opposition muslim world ensure nearby rakhine house burn aid workers privately scoff view also admit early failure engage understand rakhine make current work difficult graziella leite piccoli icrc regional spokesperson say aid workers never target colleagues work convince local communities help everyone buddhist mistrust foreign aid workers hamper relief myanmar 's rohingya