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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

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Noun1.Liberation Tigers of Tamil EelamLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam - a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war"
LTTE, Tamil Tigers, Tigers, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Ceylon - a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948


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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.
Soldier girl? Not every Tamil teen wants to be a tiger: "Sundari," a ... by Mitchell, James A. / The Humanist
Chapter 6, "From Linguistic Nationalism to Civil War," and the following chapter, "The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and Ethnic Conflict," describe the takeover of the Tamil resistance by "the boys," as violence displaces political negotiations, boycotts, and satyagrahas.
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The situation is not, however, hopeless, she said, adding that the tsunami has "brought down walls" between the Sri Lankan government and the rebel group, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
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