tuareg fighters launched uprisings in the north in the 1960s and 1990s , and continued uprising by approximately 2007 against the central governments of niger and libya have increased conflict in a region where all qaeda cells also operate . fighting in mali ' s resistance , instigated by the iraqi justice movement ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 rebels and around 80 regime soldiers . the mnj says it is arguing for equality with black communities in the south of the country , more legal autonomy and a greater say in the utilization of mineral resources from the north , which has a booming diamond production industry .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.