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Tamil Tigers

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The Resume

    (1972- )
    Born in Sri Lanka
    Full name is the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
    Leader is Velupillai Prabhakaran
    Targets include the Sri Lankan government and army and the Singhalese majority
    Aim is to create a separate Tamil state
    The de facto government in much of northern Sri Lanka

Why Tamil Tigers might be annoying:

    Members are required to swallow a cyanide vial if captured.
    They assassinated a former Indian prime minister and the Sri Lankan president in the early 1990s.
    They recruit child soldiers.
    They ordered all Muslims to leave the city of Jaffna within 48 hours (1990).
    They raise funds through bogus overseas charities and organized crime.
    They boycotted the 2005 Sri Lankan election.
    They are condemned as a terrorist organization by 31 countries.

Why Tamil Tigers might not be annoying:

    Their recruits are mainly disadvantaged and unemployed Tamil youths.
    They help maintain law and order in the areas they control.
    It agreed to a ceasefire with the Sri Lankan government (2002).
    They set up a task force to provide aid after the 2004 tsunami.
    They allow women to join.
    They eventually apologized to the Muslims expelled from Jaffna and invited them to return.

Credit: Georgina


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