The
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam conceded defeat Sunday in their war against Colombo's government, saying the conflict has reached ''a bitter end,'' pro-Tamil website TamilNet reported.
Around 50,000 civilians are crowded into a 3.8kmlong strip of coast along with the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam fighters, who have been fighting for 25 years for a homeland for minority Tamils..
The
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has done absolutely nothing for the Tamil people.
Meanwhile, the IGP denied media reports that it was a gang of the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
officials, out of Vanni, the last bastion of the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who have been fighting for independence since 1983.
The LTTE (rebel
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) mingles with these people to infiltrate these areas," he said.Colombo came under intense pressure from international human rights activists in June last year, when hundreds of Tamils were evicted from the city and told to return to their villages, some in conflict areas.They were later bused back to the city after the Supreme Court intervened and rapped the government.
Karuna was a leader of the Tamil Tigers before forming his own splinter group, People's
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (TMVP).
The Tamil Tigers - or
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) - are responsible for three decades of guerrilla fighting in Sri Lanka.
Initially a nonviolent separatist movement, the Tamil armed resistance was launched in 1983 by the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) against the Sinhalese majority government after years of failed negotiations.
The move is the EU's response to the recent upsurge in violent attacks carried out by the Tamil Tigers.aThe rebel group, whose official name is
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), aims to create an autonomous province in the north and eastern part of the country.