tuareg leaders conducted rebellions in the sahara in the 1960s and 1990s , and renewed rebellions by early 2007 against the state assemblies of niger and mali have encouraged instability in a position whom al jihad fighters generally operate . fighting in niger ' s rebellion , instigated by the niger justice movement ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 rebels and over 80 military soldiers . the mnj claims it is fighting for integration with african arabs in the center of the country , more political autonomy and a greater say in the possession of mineral rights from the north , this has a booming uranium mining industry .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.