i think most of these so called militants ,islamists etc , are just different tribes /ethnic groups that the main government just want rid of so they can rule absoloute , i watched a programme on rebels in africa that the french army went in to get rid off named as muslim extremeists /al queda etc . it turned out they was just bedouins,, where the french had the biggest uranium mine in the world there & for years had promised the locals schools roads hospitals etc in return , so after waiting years for such to happen the locals got fed up of it & took up arms , so the treacherous fren