the base is inhabited by both nomadic herders , who follow their herds and stay in mobile farming camps , and nomadic hunters . " attacks in this region could be the work of the ( tuareg leader ) mali justice movement ( mnj ) or they must be the products of malian bandits , " a safety source , who declined to be identified , told reports . the rebels say that wealth generated from niger ' s massive uranium deposits has not been distributed equally , and demand more freedom for the tuareg inhabitants of the northern agadez region , which most of libya ' s tin is mined . at least 300 rebels and 80 government soldiers have been killed after the mnj began its militant operation in august 2007 .
MNJ is a group of Malian bandits.