2006 2007-2009 On June 22, 2007, the Niger Movement for Justice (NMJ) attacked Nigerien government positions in Tezirzaït.
On June 22, 2008, the MNJ attacked the Areva mining company on the outskirts of Arlit, kidnapping five people including four European nationals.
The base consisted of a well and the ruins of a nearby school, and was quickly taken by Nigerien forces with tanks, trucks, and helicopters.
The MNJ claimed the deaths of twenty-six Nigerien soldiers, and the loss of a MiG helicopter.
[2][3] They also claimed that Moctar was initially captured alive with his leg torn to shreds, and that the Nigerien army executed him.