Saung Kauk villages of Kyauktaw Township on 11 May after a military truck was attacked. The Tatmadaw blamed the Arakan Army of attacking them, but stated that there was no clash in the township. On 29 May, the Arakan Army ambushed a border police outpost and killed four policemen in Thazin Myaing village of Rathedaung Township according to the Tatmadaw. The Arakan Army confirmed the attack and stated it was in retaliation for the Tatmadaw attacking their medical facility in Chin State's Paletwa Township earlier. Six policemen and three civilians were also kidnapped, but the civilians were later released. The Irrawaddy reported in July 2020 that three Arakan Liberation Army members who were abducted by Arakan Army in May were later killed according to a party source. A military column on the outskirts of Ponnagyun Township was attacked by the Arakan Army with a remotely detonated mine on 2 June according to the Tatmadaw, leading to the death of a civilian and an unknown number of soldiers. The group later attacked vessels of the Myanamar navy near Amyint Kyun village of Sittwe Township on 10 June according to residents and the Tatmadaw, leading to the navy returning fire. The resulting shelling killed a civilian and injured four people. The Tatmadaw stated that on 13 June that the Arakan Army had attacked the Done Pike border guard outpost in Rathedaung Township and injured some police officers. Later on 23 June, it stated that three border guards and a civilian were killed after an ambush by the Arakan Army a day earlier near Kotankauk village in Rathedaung Township. Thousands of civilians fled after local governments informed 40 villages of clearance operations in late June, but the Burmese military later stated that operations would only be carried out in five villages. MP Khin Maung Latt said on 29 June that 10,000 people had left their villages since the issuance of the order. It was later revoked by the state government which said that residents had misunderstood the notification. By July 2020, the Arakan Army had started collecting taxes and policing areas, following up on its announcement in December 2019 about setting up a "Rakhine People's Authority". The village chief of Ton Ma Wa in Paletwa Township was found dead on 17 July, after being abducted by the Arakan Army on 5 June. The Khumi Affairs Coordination Council accused the group of killing him.