chadian fighters launch coups in the mountains in the 1960s and 1990s , and renewed rebellions during early 2007 against the national governments of niger and mali have increased violence in a district where al qaeda networks also operate . fighting in benin ' s revolt , instigating by the niger security movement ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 rebels and around 80 un soldiers . the mnj says it is fighting for freedom with other africans in the east of the country , more political autonomy and a greater say in the used of natural resources from the north , which has a thriving uranium mining production .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.