Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

From its inception in 1976, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), or Tamil Tigers, have launched a campaign to form a separate independent state for the Tamils in the Northern and Eastern part of Sri Lanka (SATP). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a report in 2008 stating the LTTE to be “among the most dangerous and deadly extremists in the world” (FBI). According to the FBI report, the LTTE perfected the use of suicide bombers, invented the suicide belt, became the first

people to resign because they could speak this language. Since, they couldn’t resign they went against the government. The Tamils felt they weren’t important to the Sri Lanka. To make them feel important, they made

History Elective Terrorism Assignment Q1. Terrorism is an act done by an individual or a group, using violence or the threat of violence to frighten people, in order to achieve a political, social or religious goal. The word “terrorism” comes from the French word terrorisme, meaning “to frighten.” Terrorism was originally referred specifically to state terrorism, which the French Government practised during the years 1793 – 1794 in the “reign of terror.” The roots and practices of terrorism can be

Another misconception is that fanatics create suicide terrorist attacks in isolated events, this is false. The majority of suicide attacks are usually clustered events, which are part of a large campaign to coerce a government. Those who reside in the most upper rankings of the organization, strategically and carefully plan the timing of these campaigns. The timing of the attacks can be used to allow time for negations, to encourage a government to act more swiftly, or to allow time for regrouping

Aman Patel Mr. Stout World History 1/28/14 The Global Fight against Terrorism In order to thoroughly analyze the global fight against terrorism, it is imperative to first understand the definition of terrorism. Alex Woolf states that terrorism is the use of violence against civilians, in order to achieve political goals (Woolf 4). Such political goals include altering the government of a country, abolishing unfair laws passed by biased individuals in power, and changing the status quo of a society

462) Chelvanayakam and his committee were no longer important. The Tamils slowly began to revolt, and the anti-Tamils started big riots in the late 70s and early 80s. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were very strong and they fought hard with 10,000 troops. Later, they had to face the Indian soldiers with 100,000 troops. The LTTE refused to quit and they fought for years.

The main goal of secular parties is assassination. Once realization of any goal set is achieved, the secular group is finished. Secular Terrorist Organizations The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE is “secular and is eager to maintain its secular status,” (Schalk, 2003). The LTTE is the only terrorist group in the world that once had its own military. The FBI stated that the LTTE “is one of the most dangerous and deadly

But “It is symbolic of breaking free from oppressive social customs against women in Tamil society” (The Hindu, 2002). This quote is simply represents that above appearance change was the first step to the social transformation by proving that there is no difference in dressing between males and females. Thus a huge call for action started

One can only wonder at the sheer variety of places packed into this little jewel. Being a tropical country, Sri Lanka is sun-kissed for most of the year. Sri Lanka is now peaceful and safe as the civil war between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ended in 2009. Here are some of the reasons to head to Sri Lanka this winter. The Climate The best season to visit Sri Lanka is between December and March. This time is known to be

achieve major political objectives. For example, spectacular suicide terrorist attacks have recently been employed by Palestinian groups in attempts to force Israel to abandon the West Bank and Gaza, by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to compel the Sri Lankan government to accept an independent Tamil homeland, and by Al Qaeda to pressure the United States to withdraw from the Saudi Arabian Peninsula (Pape 2003, 343). Furthermore, such attacks are increasing both in tempo and location. Before the early