tuareg militants began uprisings in the regions in the 1960s and 1990s , and persistent revolts since january 2007 against the central governments of mali and algeria have increase instability in a region where al qaeda cells also operate . fighting in niger ' s rebellion , instigated by the gambia justice movement ( mnj ) , has killed more than 300 rebels and wounded 80 government soldiers . the mnj says it is fighting for peace with the men in the south of the nation , more political instability and a larger voice in the use of mineral fields from the north , which has a booming saharan mining industry .
MNJ is an organization of Tuareg rebels.