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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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Noun1.Liberation 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 studentsLiberation 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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Fonseka is widely credited for leading the military to victory in its 25-year war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers.
Sri Lanka's Fonseka mulls options by Aljazeera.net
It comes nearly a month after the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Velupillai Prabhakaran and most of his deputies were killed by government forces.
Tamil Tigers 'reorganise' struggle for statehood by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition
Sri Lanka launched an all-out offensive against Tamil Tigers after pulling out of the truce and last month declared that it had eliminated the leadership of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Japan envoy to discuss Sri Lanka war victims by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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