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Author: Bhattacharji, Preeti Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (aka Tamil Tigers) (Sri Lanka, Separatists) Background about the "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers, ... a separatist group in Sri Lanka. For the past thirty years, the LTTE have been agitating for a homeland for ethnic Tamils, who feel persecuted by Sri Lanka's ethnic majority, the Sinhalese." Discusses LTTE terrorist attacks (such as suicide bombing), status of recent peace efforts, and LTTE ties to other terrorist groups. From the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). http://www.cfr.org/publication/9242/ Topics: Terrorism, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 20, 2009 |
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