Niger Movement for Justice

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The Nigerien's Movement for Justice (Mouvement des Nigériens pour la justice, MNJ) is a largely Toureg ethnic, northern Niger based rebel group which has claimed a series of attacks on the Nigerien Military and foreign economic interests since February 2007. The organization has taken responsibility for attacks which have killed 45 and seized several dozen Nigerien soldiers. As of August 2007 it has claimed to have some 2,000 fighters, mostly defectors from the Nigerien military.

The MNJ is led by Aghaly ag Alambo, a former member of the Front de libération de l’Aïr et de l’Azawagh (FLAA), and Mohamed Acharif, a former capitan in the Nigerien Armed Forces who defected to the rebels in May 2007.[1]

Agaly Alambo, from Iferouane in northern Niger, was apparently inspired by the Mali based Tuareg group May 23, 2006 Democratic Alliance for Change (Mai 23, 2006 Alliance démocratique pour le changement - ADC), ex-combattants who led a short campaign in the north of Mali from May to July 2006, when they signed a peace deal with the Bamako government.[2]

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  1. ^ Six éléments des Forces Armées nigériennes rejoignent les rebelles au Nord. APA, 24 May 2007.
  2. ^ Jusqu?où ira la rébellion? Jeune Afrique: 15 July 2007.
  • 3 (Italian) Parla Aghaly Alambo ,[1]Cristiano Tinazzi, Left: 12 ottobre 2007

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