The International Crisis Group ( ICG ) said in a report that it interviewed members of his group . The think-tank said that the leader of the group has close links with Saudi Arabia . The ICG report released in December 2016 states that he left Saudi Arabia in 2012 , shortly after religiously motivated violence erupted in Rakhine State . A Myanmar government press release claims Ataullah spent six months training in modern guerrilla warfare under the Taliban in Pakistan . The ICG report stated that though not confirmed , there are indications he went to Pakistan , and possibly elsewhere , and that he received practical training in modern guerrilla warfare . Several members of the group also stated to ICG that he may have received additional training in Libya before his return to Rakhine State , but this remains unconfirmed
religiously motivated violence
2012 Rakhine State riots
Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi