Rakhine State, and started targeting people who supported ARSA. The conflict also allowed another armed Rohingya group led by Abdullah Kane to emerge. In May, a furniture seller and a former village administrator were kidnapped and robbed. A village administrator of Padin village also suffered the same treatment in August. An administrator of Pan Taw Pyin village in Maungdaw was killed on 2 September, while two others were wounded. The Rohingya Nationalist Organization, based in the Kutupalong refugee camp, accused Kane's group of being behind the attacks. ARSA started re-emerging in Maungdaw District around November 2021, after allying with the National Unity Government formed in opposition to the military junta that took power after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. The group clashed with the military in Maungdaw during November. Maung Hla, the administrative officer of Khone Taing village, stated that their base was located in Wela hills, about north of Maungdaw. On 7 December, 23 residents of Khone Taing village were shot at by ARSA near La Baw Chaung mountain, located around from the village, injuring one of them. Several images and videos appeared on social media in early-January 2022, purportedly showing more than 50 members of the group along with its leaders taking part in a military drill in Maungdaw. Arakan Army insurgency 2018 Clashes in Buthidaung Township and Rathedaung Township between the Arakan Army, an ethnic Rakhine insurgent group, and the Tatmadaw, killed four soldiers and an unknown number of Arakan Army insurgents according to Myawady Daily. It also stated that armymen with senior ranks were killed, but did not provide any details. The clash started on 3 December and continued till 5 December according to Myawady, after it was ambushed during area-clearance operations near the border with Bangladesh. Arakan Army said that the conflict occurred after Tatmadaw entered territory controlled by them. The clashes intensified by the next week, forcing 330 people to flee from Buthidaung. The Arakan Army had earlier clashed with Myanmar's Army in April 2015. Rathedaung, Ponnagyun, Kyauktaw, Buthidaung and Paletwa townships meanwhile experienced clashes between Arakan Army and Tatmadaw throughout December. The Arakan Army accused Tatmadaw of using heavy weapons as well as helicopters in Pletwa, but Zaw Htay rejected usage of helicopters in fighting. Villagers meanwhile accused Tatmadaw of detaining civilians and stated over 2,000 people had fled due to the clashes. 2019 January Arakan Army attacks The government-owned Global New Light