Sri Lankan Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sri Lankan Civil War was a conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka. Beginning on July 23, 1983, there was an on-and-off insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eel...
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In this climate Prabhakaran emerged with his militant group, formally known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. ... Who are the Tamil Tigers? ... That group eventually morphed into the Tamil Tigers, who have engaged in a brutal 25-year insurgency for an independent Tamil state that has left more than 70,000 dead.
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www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/sri.lanka.conflict...
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A profile of the Tamil Tigers who have established a reputation as a formidable fighting force. ... The Tamil Tigers are notorious for their suicide attacks, and the LTTE has carried out at least five times more such attacks than other similar organisations put together. ... Troops resume Dhaka crime fight;
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news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/526407.stm
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Fighting died down yesterday in an area about 150 miles north-east of the capital Colombo after three days of clashes in which the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam launched an offensive to subjugate the forces of a rebel leader known as Karuna.
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www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1190090,0...
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Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tigers on Tuesday vowed to fight on even if they lose more territory inside the area they want to establish as a separate nation for Sri Lanka's Tamil minority.
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www.gulfnews.com/World/Sri_Lanka/10269645.html
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But Western diplomats say a strong statement of concern has been sent from New York which will be closely followed by both the Tamil Tigers and Sri Lanka's government. ... OneWorld South Asia Home Today's Headlines UN urges Tamil Tigers to end fight...
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The Tigers, who are now thought to consist of just a few hundred core fighters, have vowed repeatedly to fight to the death, and all their fighters carry cyanide capsules hung around their necks to take in the event of capture. ... Sri Lanka’s ethnic Tamil minority, which is mainly Hindu, to protect it from discrimination...
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www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article629723...
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Sri Lankan commanders on the battle front say they are encountering more and more children as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) try desperately to stave off defeat. The rebels are trapped on a 4.5 ... The inexperienced groups of fighters she was with were drawn into a fire fight with Sri Lankan soldiers.
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www.smh.com.au/world/kill-or-be-killed-11yearolds-force...
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Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebels are not fighting for a separate state but for self-determination, said their chief negotiator at the close of peace talks with the Sri Lankan government Wednesday. ... "The LTTE doesn't operate with the concept of a separate state," chief Tiger negotiator Anton Balasingham told a news conference.
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