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LTTE

noun
1.
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.  Synonyms: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Tamil Tigers, Tigers, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement.





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... was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983. Tens of thousands have died in the ethnic conflict that continues to fester. After two decades of fighting, the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formalized a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Violence between the LTTE and government forces intensified in 2006 and the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007. In January 2008, the government officially withdrew from the ceasefire, and ...
— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "LTTE" :   terrorist act, terrorist group, Ceylon, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, FTO, Tigers, Tamil Tigers, terrorist organization, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, World Tamil Association, act of terrorism


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