Myanmar Unrest : Al Qaeda calls for support for Rohingya Muslims.
Al Qaeda militants have called for support for Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, who are facing a security crackdown that has sent about four hundred thousand of them fleeing to Bangladesh, warning that Myanmar would face punishment for its crimes.
The exodus of Muslim refugees from Buddhist-majority Myanmar was sparked by a fierce security force response to a series of Rohingya militant attacks on police and army posts in the country's west on August 25.
Myanmar says its security forces are engaged in a legitimate campaign against terrorists, whom it blames for attacks on the police and army, and on civilians.
The government has warned of bomb attacks in cities, and al Qaeda's call to arms is likely to compound those concerns.
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