Both AQIM and MUJAO had previously operated in Algeria and Mauritania and included fighters from neighboring countries. Ansar Dine is a newer organization led by Iyad Ag Ghaly, a former high-profile Tuareg nationalist and fighter for the Qaddafi regime who converted to fundamentalist Islam. All these organizations had gained funds and arms through hostage trades and cocaine smuggling and were better equipped than the MNLA. Ansar Dine's goal was not to establish a separate Tuareg state but to impose a form of Sharia law, which they did, using extra-judicial punishments like whippings and amputations as well as destroying Sufi tombs and historic sites. Many locals protested these brutal policies but were usually overwhelmed by the militia's superior military force. COLONIALISM AND N EOLIBERALISM AT THE ROOTS
Uongozi wa EWP and Kinukamori Enterprises katika taarifa yao kwa Mratibu huyo, iliyosomwa na Mshauri wao wa fedha Grace Shayo wamesema pamoja na nia yao ya kuhakikisha maporomoko ya Kinukamori yanaendelea, kwanza kama taasisi na pili kama mradi wa kuhifadhi mazingira ya Mlima Kilimanjaro ambao ni sehemu ya urithi wa dunia, wakishirikiana na KINAPA wamefikiria miradi kadhaa ambayo ikienda kwa pamoja itaendeleza eneo hilo.