| 单词 | Tamil Tigers |
| 例句 | On arrival in Canada, he was questioned about his past with the Tamil Tigers. For Its Star, ‘Dheepan’ Was the Role of His Lifetime 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z She's even been accused of supporting the LTTE, or Tamil Tigers, the separatist group that was defeated by the Sri Lankan government last year, ending almost 30 years of civil war. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z I followed Tamil Tigers, got shot at in Palestine, shot at in Kashmir. William Dalrymple: a life in writing 2013-01-19T10:00:01Z Fox announced his change of heart as US embassy cables leaked tonight provided fresh allegations of the Sri Lankan government's complicity with paramilitary groups in last year's offensive against the Tamil Tigers. Liam Fox cancels Sri Lanka trip amid claim in cables of Colombo's war crimes complicity 2010-12-16T21:30:42Z Maher seems to completely forget that the siege of Sarajevo even happened or that the Tamil Tigers perfected modern suicide bombing in Sri Lanka. Bill Maher, atheist fundamentalist: Why he gives nonbelievers a bad name 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Finally, there's Sri Lanka, and the aftermath of the war against the Tamil Tigers. Everyone's talking Globish | Robert McCrum 2010-04-06T10:21:00Z It was disbanded in the mid-80s when the Tamil Tigers became the stronger force. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z K, a close friend, joins the Tamil Tigers and urges her to work for them as a medic; as Sashi is drawn closer into the conflict, she sees her own values take shape. 10 New Books Coming in January 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Zapatista Army of National Liberation Tamil Tigers The Taliban Basque separatists ETA Joseph Anton, the codename that Salman Rushdie adopted while he was in hiding, and the title of his memoir, is taken from ...? The 2012 books quiz of the year 2012-12-21T23:45:21Z By the time her first album came out, the Tamil cause was mostly synonymous with the cause of the Tamil Tigers. M.I.A.?s Agitprop Pop 2010-05-26T04:15:00Z She then says that the Sri Lankan government has been using the Tamil Tigers as an excuse to wipe out ordinary Tamil civilians. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z He joined the Tamil Tigers as a teenager. For Its Star, ‘Dheepan’ Was the Role of His Lifetime 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z After our interview, I watch a clip of her on US chatshow host Tavis Smiley's programme, where she very clearly differentiates between the Tamil Tigers and the Tamil citizens. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z Does her use of tiger imagery, for example, really mean she supports the Tamil Tigers, or are those just metaphors in a bigger story? Popcast: M.I.A.'s New Album 2010-07-22T15:35:00Z But the Tamil Tigers, the largest group, rejected it and continued to fight for separation. Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z It provided arms to both sides of the Iran-Iraq war and to Libya, among other customers, and after the Soviet Union fell it supplied rebels in Angola and the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka. Bulgarian Factories and Secret Task Forces: How the West Hunts for Soviet Arms 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z In the years following the savage end of the government's 25-year war against the separatist Tamil Tigers in 2009, Sri Lanka benefited from something of a financial "peace dividend". Can Sri Lanka trade its way back to prosperity? 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Under federal law, Dearie had been required to sentence the men to 25-year terms for conspiring to acquire missiles on behalf of the Tamil Tigers, a rebel group fighting the government of Sri Lanka. Dearie named special master to review Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The man had the support of the majority Sinhala Buddhist community, after leading the military to crush the separatist Tamil Tigers in 2009. Sri Lanka crowd breaks Rajapaksa grip on power 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Government troops crushed the Tamil Tigers in 2009 and since then the government has faced international pressure to resolve the power-sharing issue through talks. Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z During his time as president, he ended the civil war through an aggressive military push against the separatist Tamil Tigers. In Blow to Ruling Family, Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Quits in Face of Unrest 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Successive governments dominated by the Sinhalese majority used the PTA primarily to arrest those suspected of links with the separatist Tamil Tigers until the rebels' defeat in 2009. Sri Lanka tests UN's patience on human rights 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z But Muslim leaders say the attitude of a section of the majority Sinhalese towards them changed after the war ended with the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in May 2009. Discrimination and harassment haunt Sri Lanka's Muslims 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z The resolution is the latest effort to push for accountability for atrocities committed by a guerrilla group, the Tamil Tigers, and by the security forces during the 30-year civil war. U.N. to Gather Evidence of Atrocities in Sri Lanka Civil War 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z His faction played a key role in the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in the eastern province, a precursor to their total rout in 2009. Sri Lankan court acquits ex-rebel lawmaker of murder charges 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z His faction played a key role in the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in the eastern province, a precursor to their total rout in 2009. Sri Lankan court acquits ex-rebel lawmaker of murder charges 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z The Tamil Tigers controlled around a third of Sri Lanka before they were crushed in 2009. Sri Lanka: War monument to be rebuilt after hunger strike 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z The other minority group, Tamils, are yet to recover from the brutal civil war which ended with the total decimation of the Tamil Tigers in 2009. Analysis: Rajapaksas tighten grip on Sri Lanka 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z According to a 2015 investigation by the U.N. office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, near the end of the war, Silva was tasked with capturing Sri Lanka’s Putumattalan area from the Tamil Tigers. Sri Lanka asks US to review travel ban on its army chief 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z According to a 2015 investigation by the U.N. office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Silva near the end of the was tasked with capturing the country’s Putumattalan area from the Tamil Tigers. US travel ban for Sri Lanka army chief in hospital shelling 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Rajapaksa was a top defense official in the civil war and played a major role in defeating the rebel Tamil Tigers. Sri Lanka scraps Tamil national anthem at Independence Day 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z As his brother’s defense chief, Rajapaksa oversaw a decisive but brutal monthslong siege of the Tamil Tigers at the war’s end. Sri Lanka’s new president may struggle to form government 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z He is accused of persecuting critics and overseeing what were called “white van squads” that whisked away journalists, activists and Tamil civilians suspected of links to the Tamil Tigers rebel group. Muslim voters attacked as Sri Lanka elects president 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Gotabaya is accused of persecuting critics and overseeing what were called “white van squads” that whisked away journalists, activists and Tamil civilians suspected of links to the Tamil Tigers rebel group. Sri Lankans seek security in post-Easter attack election 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Sri Lanka declared victory over the rebels in May 2009, ending the Tamil Tigers’ 26-year campaign for an independent state for minority ethnic Tamils. US travel ban for Sri Lanka army chief in hospital shelling 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z The violence of the Tamil Tigers - one of the most powerful and ruthless armed groups in the world - led to them being banned in many countries, disrupting their fundraising and gunrunning activities. Key facts on Sri Lanka as it prepares to elect new president 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z There was a similar outcome in Sri Lanka, where the government fought a 26-year civil war against the Tamil Tigers, a rebel group. Will Turkey’s ‘safe zone’ plan in Syria work? 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The government declared victory over the rebels in May 2009, ending the Tamil Tigers’ 26-year campaign for an independent state for minority ethnic Tamils. World Digest: Aug. 19, 2019 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z He has promised to appoint Sarath Fonseka, the army commander who led government troops to victory over the Tamil Tigers, as defense minister, in a bid to match Gotabaya’s defense credentials. Sri Lankans seek security in post-Easter attack election 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z While this is usually a bureaucratic position, his brother, who was also defense minister, gave him extensive powers to deal with the Tamil Tigers just as a Norway-brokered cease-fire was fast crumbling. Sri Lanka’s feared wartime official now in presidential fray 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z They say that, in the final phase of the country’s civil war, he also helped leading figures in the Tamil Tigers flee Sri Lanka. Germany charges suspect over 2005 killing of Sri Lanka FM 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z He dismissed suggestions that some Tamil Tigers were being kept in secret prisons. The wartime strongman who wants to run Sri Lanka 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z Guards beat him with pipes and clubs in prison, yelled at him to confess that he was a member of the Tamil Tigers and threatened to murder his wife, according to the lawsuit. New torture claims in US case against ex-Sri Lankan official 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Guards beat him with pipes and clubs in prison, yelled at him to confess that he was a member of the Tamil Tigers and threatened to murder his wife, according to the lawsuit. New torture claims in US case against ex-Sri Lankan official 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Gauri, 26, was a child soldier for the separatist Tamil Tigers, fighting what they saw as an oppressive regime propped up by people like Roshan. Falling in love with the enemy 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z On the final day of the conflict, a Catholic Tamil priest led and negotiated the surrender of at least 360 people, including Tamil Tigers and children as young as two. Searching for Father Francis 10 years after the war 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z He was arrested in Sri Lanka before the war ended over suspected links with the Tamil Tigers. The wartime strongman who wants to run Sri Lanka 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z The Tamil Tigers responded by massacring dozens of Buddhist monks. ‘A New Enemy but the Same Hate’: Can Sri Lanka Heal Its Divisions? 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z St. Joseph’s earlier was near the front lines of the government’s decades-long civil war against the Tamil Tigers. Rural Catholic church defies Sri Lanka threats, holds Mass 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The investigator contrasted that to the Tamil Tigers, a separatist group the government defeated in 2009 after a 26-year civil war. Sri Lankans attend Mass at home with churches shut down after bombings 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z At the time, the murder was suspected to be the work of remnants of the Tamil Tigers. Questions over Sri Lanka warnings as hunt for accomplices goes on 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z The Easter Sunday bombings happened just a month before the country observed the 10th anniversary of the end of the war with the Tamil Tigers. The wartime strongman who wants to run Sri Lanka 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z For 26 years, the Tamil Tigers militants from Sri Lanka’s minority Tamil ethnic community fought for independence from the Buddhist, ethnically Sinhalese-majority state. Indian police uncovered a plot, but Sri Lanka didn’t act 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z For 26 years, the Tamil Tigers militants from Sri Lanka’s minority Tamil ethnic community fought for independence from the Buddhist, ethnically Sinhalese-majority state. Indian police uncovered a plot, but Sri Lanka didn’t act 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z "That is different than the Tamil Tigers. They wanted to control land. These people want to kill as many as possible." Sri Lankans attend Mass at home with churches shut down after bombings 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z The Tamil Tigers fought for ethnic and national, not religious, reasons; in fact, some members of the group were Christian. Sri Lanka is all too familiar with suicide bombing 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z The Tamil Tigers were eventually routed and thousands surrendered to the Sri Lankan army. The wartime strongman who wants to run Sri Lanka 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z The Tamil Tigers — the separatist group that waged war against the Sri Lankan state for decades beginning in the 1980s — included some Christians, but Christians, by and large, were not targeted during the civil war. Sri Lanka’s gantlet of grief: Home after modest home turned into makeshift funeral parlors 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z They were the Tamil Tigers, not simply members of the Tamil ethnic group. Local Group Is Blamed for Attacks, but Sri Lanka Suspects ‘International Network’ 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z The scale of the violence recalled the worst days of the civil war, when the Tamil Tigers, from the ethnic Tamil minority, sought independence from the Sinhalese-dominated, majority Buddhist country. Sri Lanka arrests 40 suspects after bombings, toll up to 310 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z And although the Tamil Tigers focused on the Sri Lankan state and society, some of Sunday’s blasts occurred at hotels, suggesting that foreign tourists were a target. Sri Lanka is all too familiar with suicide bombing 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z The war ultimately ended in 2009 with the government crushing the Tamil Tigers, with some observers believing that tens of thousands of Tamils died in the last few months of fighting alone. Sri Lanka, like world, again sees scourge of suicide bombing 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Many in the Seattle-area community grew up in Sri Lanka during the nearly three decades of conflict, when the separatist Tamil Tigers fought to create an independent state. For Seattle area’s Sri Lankan community, news of Easter bombings hits ‘close to heart’ 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z The war ended in 2009 with the government's defeat of the Tamil Tigers, a rebel group from the ethnic Tamil minority fighting for independence from Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka. Survivor of Sri Lanka bombing fears returning to church 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z In the 26-year civil war, the Tamil Tigers, a powerful rebel army known for using suicide bombers, was finally crushed by the government in 2009 but had little history of targeting Christians. Sri Lanka arrests 40 suspects after bombings, toll up to 310 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z As it happened, several Tamil Tigers were training in Hezbollah terrorist camps in Lebanon at the time. Sri Lanka is all too familiar with suicide bombing 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z The war ended in 2009 with the government’s defeat of the Tamil Tigers, a rebel group from the ethnic Tamil minority fighting for independence from Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka. Survivor of Sri Lanka bombing fears returning to church 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z It was in this context that, in 1976, a man named Velupillai Prabhakaran formed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the LTTE, or Tamil Tigers, dedicated to the fight for Tamil independence. Sri Lanka’s long, tragic history of violence 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z She was wounded in Sri Lanka, covering the war of secession by the Tamil Tigers. Review | Why one correspondent gave all — including her life — to report the horrors of war 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Her husband, who was conscripted by the Tamil Tigers, disappeared in 2008. After War’s End, a Long Struggle to Patch Invisible Wounds 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z The Tamil Tigers also pioneered the coordinated use of multiple suicide bombers at a single target. Sri Lanka is all too familiar with suicide bombing 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Rights groups allege that both the military and the defeated Tamil Tigers inflicted widespread civilian casualties. Mass grave is now Sri Lanka's largest 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Though one group was mostly Hindu and the other mostly Buddhist, there were Christians in both groups, and some Tamil Tigers were Catholic. Sri Lanka’s long, tragic history of violence 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z We see her lose an eye covering the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, after which she affects an appropriately piratical eye patch. Review | Rosamund Pike delivers the performance of her career as war correspondent Marie Colvin 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z During Rajapaksa’s two terms as president, his government was credited with defeating the rebel Tamil Tigers and ending a 25-year civil conflict that pitted Sri Lanka’s ethnic Sinhalese majority against its Tamil minority. AP Explains: How Sri Lanka plunged into political crisis 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z During Rajapaksa's two terms as president, his government was credited with defeating the rebel Tamil Tigers and ending a 25-year civil conflict that pitted Sri Lanka's ethnic Sinhalese majority against its Tamil minority. AP Explains: How Sri Lanka plunged into political crisis 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z A Tamil himself, he blames the Tamil Tigers for many of the atrocities carried out in Sri Lanka's civil war. I wanted 'my side' to lose the war 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Others are concerned that a small section of the Tamil diaspora and remnants of the Tamil Tigers abroad are trying to foment trouble by meddling in local politics. No sign of the missing from Sri Lanka's war 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Rights groups allege that both the military and the Tamil Tigers inflicted widespread civilian casualties. Skeletons unearthed in S Lanka mass grave 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Sri Lanka emerged from a 27-year war in 2009 that was waged between the government and separatist group Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam. Sri Lanka Declares State of Emergency to Quell Buddhist-Muslim Violence 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The new allegations suggest that Sri Lanka still has not stopped using torture - a practice it was highly criticized for during and after the war against the Tamil Tigers rebel group. Sri Lanka govt faces pressure over torture, rape allegations 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The war did end in 2009, with the Sri Lankan government - dominated by the Sinhalese majority - defeating the Tamil Tigers. I wanted 'my side' to lose the war 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z The men said they were accused of working with the Tamil Tigers, and almost all were branded with marks made to look like tiger stripes. 'I want the world to know': Tamil men accuse Sri Lanka of rape and torture 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The Tamil Tigers were accused of ruthlessly eliminating fighters and supporters of rival Tamil militant groups. Skeletons unearthed in S Lanka mass grave 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z The men said they were accused of working with the Tamil Tigers, but the government insisted in its interview with the AP that the rebel group is no longer a threat. Dozens of men describe rape, torture by Sri Lanka government 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The failings in Myanmar are reminiscent of those of the UN’s mission in Sri Lanka at the end of the civil war in 2009 between the government and the Tamil Tigers, a guerrilla group. Peacekeepers in name only 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Ratnam follows his uncle, a former fighter for a rival Tamil organisation, as he meets other critics of the Tamil Tigers. I wanted 'my side' to lose the war 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z One victim, who had been a member of the Tamil Tigers nearly a decade ago, said that after the war he returned to his family farm and married his high school sweetheart. 'I want the world to know': Tamil men accuse Sri Lanka of rape and torture 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The Tamil Tigers said they were fighting for a homeland for minority Tamils in northern Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's Jagath Jayasuriya wanted for war crimes - BBC News 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Many of the other victims said they had never worked for the Tamil Tigers. Dozens of men describe rape, torture by Sri Lanka government 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z In a separate ruling, the ECJ backed the General Court's ruling that the Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers organisation should be removed from the blacklist. EU top court keeps Hamas on terror blacklist - BBC News 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Mr Jayapalan believes the crimes committed by the Sri Lankan government far outweigh what the Tamil Tigers did. I wanted 'my side' to lose the war 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z The civil war in Sri Lanka, fought between the Tamil Tigers and the government, ended in 2009 after 26 years of conflict. 'I want the world to know': Tamil men accuse Sri Lanka of rape and torture 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z In another terror listing case Wednesday, the court upheld a decision ordering the removal of the Sri Lankan rebel group Tamil Tigers from the terror list. Top EU court says it was wrong to end Hamas terror listing 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Press freedom was “severely restricted” under the former president according to watchdog groups, particularly in the months surrounding the end of the civil war between the government and the separatist Tamil Tigers in May 2009. Body of Sri Lankan journalist who foresaw his murder to be exhumed 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z In 2014, the EU’s second-highest court ordered Hamas and the Tamil Tigers to be struck off the bloc’s terror list in two separate decisions. EU Top Court Advised to Drop Hamas, Tamil Tigers From Terror List 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The Tamil Tigers were notorious for carrying out suicide bombings and recruiting child soldiers, but to many Tamils - both within and outside Sri Lanka - they were heroes. I wanted 'my side' to lose the war 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z The Tamil Tigers were defeated by the Sri Lankan army in 2009 and no longer exist as a military force. EU advised to drop Hamas and Tamil Tigers from terror list - BBC News 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Decades of civil war between the government and the Tamil Tigers ensued, with the latter aided covertly by India, until the rebellion was crushed in 2009. ‘Big Success Story’: Sri Lanka Is Declared Free of Malaria 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Such horrifying tales are common in Sri Lanka, where 26 years of ethnic conflict ended with the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in 2009. Refusing to give up hope 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Dheepan, formerly a fighter with the Tamil Tigers back in his homeland, gets a job as a caretaker for the complex. ‘Dheepan’: Riveting refugee drama unfolds from Sri Lanka to Paris 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z But these factions started killing each other, with the Tamil Tigers emerging as victors. I wanted 'my side' to lose the war 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Any final decision to remove Hamas and the Tamil Tigers is not thought likely to affect lists drawn up by national governments. EU advised to drop Hamas and Tamil Tigers from terror list - BBC News 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z “We’ve seen it across the spectrum of ethnic and nationalist terrorist organizations, from the IRA and the Tamil Tigers, right up to today’s jihadist movements of Al Qaeda and Islamic State,” he said. Brothers who work together in the name of terror. Why so many? 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z The Tamil Tigers' 25-year fight for an independent state in the north of the country ended in their defeat in 2009. Sri Lanka president pardons militant who tried to kill him - BBC News 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Female terrorists have since joined the ranks of Germany’s Baader-Meinhof gang, the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, al Qaeda in Iraq, and Hamas in Israel and the Palestinian territories. As FBI links shooting to terrorism, questions arise about women in ISIS 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z In his film Demons in Paradise, he became the first Tamil filmmaker to openly criticise the Tamil Tigers. I wanted 'my side' to lose the war 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z More than 200 inmates—most held on suspicion of supporting the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam militant group, started a hunger strike on Oct. Sri Lanka Releases Dozens of Jailed Tamils 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Sri Lanka has said it will commit troops but officials are wary because of the Sri Lankan military’s war crimes during the conflict with the Tamil Tigers. Countries to pledge troops as US steps up aggressive UN peacekeeping mission 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z U.N. investigators laid out a disturbing list of alleged abuses by the government as well as the main Tamil insurgent group, the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam. U.N. Report Urges Sri Lanka to Set Up War Crimes Tribunal 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Tamil Tigers also committed atrocities, he said, noting that "very few members of the LTTE’s senior leadership survive". Victims and Activists Back Special Court on Sri Lanka War Crimes 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Ratnam says his focus on the Tamil Tigers was intentional - to warn the Tamil community, especially those living abroad, about romanticising the group. I wanted 'my side' to lose the war 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z The long war against the Tamil Tigers - a violent rebel group purporting to speak for the Tamil minority - brought the hard-line Buddhists into their own once more. The darker side of Buddhism - BBC News 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z In May 2009 the then General Fonseka was the head of the Sri Lankan army that defeated the Tamil Tigers, or Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, ending Sri Lanka’s brutal 26-year civil war. Former Sri Lanka army chief says he would welcome war crime investigation 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Many of the civilian detainees were suspected former members or associates of the Tamil Tigers, like Balasingham, the driver, who surrendered or were captured by army forces. 6 years after war, Tamil families want to know where their loved ones are 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z That was before fighting intensified between Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil Tigers fighting to create an independent state. Kerry travels to Sri Lanka to cheer on democratic reforms 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Many in Tamil-dominated northern Sri Lanka, where the Tamil Tigers based their bloody campaign to create a Tamil Eelam, or homeland, say an international inquiry is necessary. U.N. delays report on Sri Lanka war crimes 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The UN rights commissioner's probe is expected to document war crimes by the Tamil Tigers and government forces. Sri Lanka urges UN war report delay 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Nearly two years later, a UN secretary general’s panel of experts reported that both government forces and the Tamil Tigers had potentially committed serious human rights violations in the final stages of the war. Former Sri Lanka army chief says he would welcome war crime investigation 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z The allegations are against both the security forces and the Tamil Tigers. Sri Lanka's life after Rajapaksa 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Troops routed the Tamil Tigers after more than two decades of fighting. Sri Lanka rivals await poll results 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Many, mainly Sinhalese, still revere the president for winning the war against the Tamil Tigers and getting a lot of post-war infrastructure built. Is Rajapaksa facing poll defeat? 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z As well as examining recent actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the report assesses British action in Northern Ireland, Sri Lankan operations against Tamil Tigers and French efforts during the Algerian civil war, among others. Top Taliban killings 'ineffective' 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Credible reports at the time indicated that government forces killed some 20,000 Tamil civilians—subsequent estimates have put the death toll much higher—in its final defeat of the Tamil Tigers. Opinion: Israel Should Get Its Retaliation In First He coasted to victory in earlier elections by capitalising on his war victory over the Tamil Tigers, for which most of the Sinhalese majority respected him, brushing aside the evidence of wide-scale Tamil civilian casualties. Sri Lanka's life after Rajapaksa 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z The president remains popular among the country’s Sinhalese majority because of his success in 2009 in defeating the Tamil Tigers, a brutal insurgent group. Sri Lanka’s President to Seek Unprecedented Third Term 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Historically, women make up about 25 percent of the members of terrorist organizations as diverse as the Irish Republican Army, Chechen fighters and the Tamil Tigers, Ms. Brown said. As Islamists Seek to Fill Ranks, More Western Women Answer Their Call 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The conflict ended in May 2009, when government forces seized the last territories held by the Tamil Tigers. Sri Lanka's Jaffna railway reopens 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Although the conflict between Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan troops was formally settled five years ago, tensions and resentments still fester in the region. Australia asylum policy decried amid suicide reports, repatriations 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Sri Lanka's civil war between the northern Tamil Tigers and the government dragged on for 26 vicious years, ending five years ago this month. Shadow of war clouds Sri Lanka's economy 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Citing concerns over resurgent of terrorism activities, Sri Lanka last week banned 16 Tamil organisations including the separatists Tamil Tigers. Sri Lanka won't cooperate U.N. war crime probe: foreign minister 2014-04-07T15:17:01Z There will clearly be no wholesale retreat by the military from the land it now holds: the government says it needs a military presence to prevent the resurgence of the Tamil Tigers. Displaced in northern Sri Lanka long for home 2014-03-30T01:24:06Z Mr. Aryasinha also cited “credible evidence” that overseas supporters of the Tamil Tigers had resumed activities, noting the recent discovery of an arms cache, and a shooting in northern Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Seeks to Fight Off War Crimes Inquiry 2014-03-26T18:29:51Z "Everyday we received hundreds of casualties. I only told what actually happened on the ground. Tamil Tigers neither forced us nor did we exaggerate casualty figures," said Dr Varatharaja. Tamil doctor 'pressed to recant' 2014-03-20T16:11:29Z Her son disappeared after the defeat of the separatist Tamil Tigers in 2009. Tamil activist detained in Sri Lanka 2014-03-14T16:57:19Z Both the Sri Lankan military and the rebel Tamil Tigers are accused of committing crimes including shelling civilians, summary executions, blocking food and aid to civilians and recruiting child soldiers. Sri Lanka Rejects War Crimes Probe 2014-02-27T09:05:27Z Confrontation between the two communities erupted into full-scale civil war in 1983, with the Tamil Tigers fighting for a separate homeland. Sri Lanka regrets language blunders 2014-02-14T08:15:44Z In parallel, of course, the state's war with the Tamil Tigers was developing and that conflict and its exceptional violence fed the same trend. Sri Lanka on path to brutalisation? 2014-02-08T20:14:42Z S. Illanagai, a mother of two, is still looking for her husband, who was forcibly conscripted by the Tamil Tigers and who surrendered to government troops at the end of the war. U.S. Envoy to Visit Sri Lanka as Pressure Builds for War Crimes Inquiry 2014-01-30T13:30:50Z Many Sri Lankans are proud to be welcoming the Commonwealth leaders and see the summit as a tribute to a president many revere for his victory after 26 years of conflict with separatist Tamil Tigers. Shadows over Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka 2013-11-14T00:52:18Z Mr Rajapaksa's government denies responsibility for the indiscriminate shelling of civilians He said no-one could regret the end of the terrorist campaign waged by the Tamil Tigers who were responsible for "terrible crimes". PM urges Sri Lanka war crimes probe 2013-11-10T02:10:52Z Their written statement suggested the people who spoke to the BBC could have been paid to discredit Sri Lanka or even tortured by the Tamil Tigers themselves. Sri Lanka 'rape and torture Tamils' 2013-11-09T01:20:47Z As a judge he presided in later cases involving suspected Tamil Tigers. Tamil chief minister aims for peace 2013-10-07T07:12:13Z The Tamil Tigers sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka and was designated a terrorist organisation by more than 30 countries. S Lanka Prabhakaran bunker destroyed 2013-10-04T17:39:23Z Madras Cafe doesn’t even mention “Black July” in 1983 when a weeklong riot by Sinhalese mobs was incited by the killing of 13 Sri Lankan military personnel by the Tamil Tigers. India Ink: Bad History Mars Indian Movie On Rajiv Gandhi’s Assassination 2013-09-02T07:30:56Z Rights activists say that some of those who disappeared were fighting for the Tamil Tigers, some fought for the government and some were civilians. UN sees former Sri Lankan war zone 2013-08-27T17:21:06Z The rebels, known as Tamil Tigers, controlled as much as one-third of Sri Lanka at the height of their movement. UN to see former Sri Lankan war zone 2013-08-25T13:12:10Z Many insist that it depicts the Tamil Tigers and Prabhakaran in a bad light. Madras Cafe: Bollywood film stirs up a storm in India 2013-08-23T00:20:33Z But he says many Tamils also perceive threats to their security, worried the government still seeks to avenge their past connections with the Tamil Tigers, however tenuous. Dream over for boat people back in Sri Lanka 2013-07-29T00:28:23Z The Tamil Tigers labelled him as a spy, while his life and that of his family became - he said - "highly vulnerable at the hands of Sinhala extremists". Sri Lanka rights campaigner dies 2013-05-30T14:58:06Z People accused of involvement with the Tamil Tigers are not among those on death row. Sri Lanka death row decision urged 2013-04-25T10:19:04Z In recent years, Canadian authorities have arrested and tried ethnic Tamils believed to be agents of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, an insurgent group deemed terrorist by the U.S. The Terror Plot in Canada: What You Need to Know 2013-04-23T15:50:25Z The panel said it had "credible allegations" that troops and the Tamil Tigers both carried out atrocities and war crimes, but singled out the government for most of the responsibility for the deaths. U.N. presses Sri Lanka to pursue wartime crimes 2013-03-21T16:04:39Z Hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians remained in the war zone, exploited by both sides: forcibly recruited by Tamil Tigers or used as human shields; or under indiscriminate government fire. Sri Lanka denies UN intimidation 2012-11-14T09:10:05Z The Tamil Tigers, or LTTE, are a proscribed terrorist organisation in many capitals. UN 'failed Sri Lanka civilians' 2012-11-13T14:03:39Z "The Tamil Tigers during the war were seen to be a movement representing legitimate Tamil aspirations and grievances," he said. UK deports Tamils to Sri Lanka 2012-09-20T03:09:55Z This is where tens of thousands of people cowered - trapped between the Tamil Tigers who conscripted their children and shot those trying to escape - and the army bombardments. Inside post-war Sri Lanka 2012-08-04T11:44:25Z It is estimated about 7,000 children were recruited to fight for the Tamil Tigers alone, he says. Sri Lanka off child conflict list 2012-06-12T11:44:59Z Sri Lanka's army put an end to 26 years of brutal civil war when they defeated the separatist Tamil Tigers in May 2009. Sri Lanka 'must face war probes' 2012-05-22T07:19:38Z Hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians remained in the war zone, exploited by both sides: forcibly recruited by Tamil Tigers or used as human shields; or under indiscriminate government fire, or at risk of arrest. UN 'failed Sri Lanka civilians' 2012-11-13T14:03:39Z The authorities say they were attached to the Tamil Tigers. Former S Lanka rebels 'disappear' 2012-05-16T13:47:10Z But the government says it still fears a resurgence of the Tamil Tigers and it is not loosening its grip. Inside post-war Sri Lanka 2012-08-04T11:44:25Z New Delhi had estimated that its decisive role in helping Sri Lanka vanquish the Tamil Tigers would enhance its prestige and influence in Colombo. Why Sri Lanka Remains Defiant Against New Allegations of War Crimes 2012-03-16T06:00:00Z Maj Gen Silva, who is Sri Lanka's deputy ambassador to the UN, describes himself as a "real hero" for his command of the 58 Division, central to the defeat of the Tamil Tigers. UN body bars Sri Lanka diplomat 2012-02-23T10:09:57Z She earned her distinctive look — a black patch over her left eye — more than a decade ago while covering the intractably bloody conflict in Sri Lanka between government forces and the rebel Tamil Tigers. Two Journalists Shared Desire to Bear Witness in World?s Hot Spots 2012-02-23T00:36:40Z But hundreds of Iranian small boats - believed to include suicide craft modeled on those once used by Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers -would offer more options. Even without Hormuz blockade, Iran has options 2012-01-25T13:25:30Z Sri Lanka’s army did the same after defeating the Tamil Tigers in 2009. Schumpeter: Khaki capitalism 2011-12-01T16:06:02Z Sri Lanka says it will wait for the results of its own investigation next month, calling the pressure over human rights a propaganda war waged by the defeated Tamil Tigers. Commonwealth leaders agree to be more proactive on human rights 2011-10-28T06:49:19Z The Indian Ocean island nation two years ago defeated the separatist Tamil Tigers, but is under heavy Western pressure to abolish its wartime emergency regulations, which allow for warrantless arrest and detention. Sri Lankans besiege government office over "Grease Devils" 2011-08-15T15:07:45Z Here at the former headquarters of the Tamil Tigers, their leader, Prabhakaran, used to deliver his annual war speech on what was called Heroes' Day. New boundary 2011-08-04T00:06:55Z For years, the main city of northern Sri Lanka, Jaffna, was the centre of a war zone, changing hands between the Tamil Tigers and the government. VIDEO: The price of peace in Sri Lanka 2011-07-25T03:32:35Z It also accused the Tamil Tigers of forcing children to fight and using civilians as human shields. Tamil Parties Make Strong Showing in Sri Lanka Vote 2011-07-25T00:26:13Z The TNA was in effect a proxy of the Tamil Tigers, who troops defeated in May 2009, but it now seeks greater devolution for Sri Lanka's provinces. Tamil party wins in ex-war zone 2011-07-24T11:42:49Z They retreated with the Tamil Tigers as the civil war swept through Kilinochchi more than two years ago. Haunted by trauma 2011-07-21T07:24:31Z He sent this report from Kilinochchi district, once the headquarters of the Tamil Tigers. VIDEO: Tamils return home after Sri Lanka war 2011-07-21T05:17:05Z More than two years after the Sri Lankan army defeated the separatist Tamil Tigers there is evidence to suggest both sides committed serious war crimes. VIDEO: Is there justice in post war Sri Lanka? 2011-07-05T10:30:51Z Norway had a torrid time trying to mediate between the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan government. Conflict mediation: Privatising peace 2011-06-30T11:26:10Z President Mahinda Rajapaksa says about the same number of people are being held in "rehabilitation centres" on suspicion of being former Tamil Tigers. 'No news' on Sri Lanka's missing 2011-06-23T12:41:36Z Its centrepiece is a massive concrete cube representing the Tamil Tigers' violent insurrection. Haunted by trauma 2011-07-21T07:24:31Z He is believed to be a 30-year-old man who served with the Tamil Tigers. Call to delay Tamil deportations 2011-06-16T14:57:25Z The army defeated the Tamil Tigers in 2009, ending 25 years of war. Sri Lanka pressed on 'war crimes' 2011-06-15T01:36:29Z Referring to the many soldiers lost in the war, he said the world should realise that defeating the Tamil Tigers was not easy, and it should be "happy" at what the government had achieved. Master-blaster 2011-06-09T14:32:46Z The government is still popular following its victory against the Tamil Tigers two years ago. Sri Lankan workers stage protest 2011-06-02T15:29:22Z Human Rights Council resolution that praised its victory over the Tamil Tigers, a group on more than 30 nations' terrorism lists. Sri Lanka war atrocities video credible: U.N. envoy 2011-05-30T18:12:12Z The emergency remains two years after the government's military defeat of the Tamil Tigers on 18 May 2009. S Lanka urged to scrap emergency 2011-05-18T12:49:36Z The report also accuses Tamil Tigers separatists of using civilians as human shields. VIDEO: Sri Lanka shelling 'killed civilians' - UN 2011-04-26T06:07:48Z The report also said that the Tamil Tigers committed war crimes. Report Finds Sri Lanka Attacked Civilians 2011-04-18T11:25:55Z He sat on the cases of two men who were associated with the Sri Lankan separatist group, the Tamil Tigers. City Room: Federal Judge to Take On New Role 2011-04-08T21:08:28Z The Tamil Tigers were fighting for an independent homeland for minority Tamils in the island's north and east. Fears for Sri Lanka 'disappeared' 2011-04-08T15:02:04Z The Tamil Tigers departed from Hindu traditions of cremation and built large graveyards which experts say was part of a cult of martyrdom. Sri Lanka army HQ on Tiger graves 2011-03-07T16:19:30Z It is the strongest human rights warning sent by the US to Sri Lanka since the government's final war victory over the Tamil Tigers in 2009. US warns Sri Lanka over war probe 2011-03-01T12:56:14Z In 1996, a truck-bomb attack by the Tamil Tigers sent two teams that were supposed to play in the capital scurrying away. Cricket World Cup 101: Matches to Watch 2011-02-19T00:00:00Z Sri Lanka expects a big influx of tourists in the next few years, after the three-decade long war against the Tamil Tigers ended with the defeat of the separatist rebels in May 2009. Peace dividend 2011-01-31T23:17:43Z In August the EU decided to revoke trade benefits alleging serious human rights violations during the civil war against the Tamil Tigers, as well as labour rights violations. Sri Lanka needs its trade concessions back but workers must benefit 2011-01-20T11:30:06Z The absence of sexual violence in the Tamil Tigers’ forced displacement of tens of thousands of Muslims from the Jaffna peninsula in 1990 is a case in point. Violence against women: War's overlooked victims 2011-01-13T10:39:10Z The Tamil Tigers - who fought for a Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka - were defeated by the Sri Lankan army in May 2009 after more than two decades of civil war. Swiss hold 'Tamil Tiger members' 2011-01-12T13:46:32Z Sri Lanka is still receiving its peace dividend from the victory over the Tamil Tigers in May 2009. Mood change 2011-01-07T00:03:57Z The army says more than 11,000 Tamil Tigers handed themselves in and were taken into custody in the war's final stages. Tamil Tiger rehabilitation snags 2011-01-03T15:56:54Z Nearly 12,000 suspected rebels surrendered or were taken into custody after the government defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009. Sri Lankan detainees pass exams 2010-12-26T15:13:05Z The bulldozer was used by the Tamil Tigers in July 1991 in an attempt to breach the defenses of a Sri Lankan army garrison stationed at Elephantpass. Sri Lanka's 'Highway of Death' Becomes Tourist Hot Spot 2010-12-24T07:05:00Z Sri Lanka consistently denies its forces violated international humanitarian law during the long conflict, maintaining that only the Tamil Tigers did. Sri Lanka ends UN probe team ban 2010-12-18T14:40:01Z They quoted what they called "trusted embassy contacts" saying the Tamil Tigers were forcing one person per family to join their ranks. Sri Lanka 'colluded in killings' 2010-12-17T22:54:52Z Sri Lanka denies war crimes during its defeat of the Tamil Tigers last year. Liam Fox postpones Sri Lanka trip 2010-12-16T22:31:33Z The government released 100 former Tamil Tigers on Christmas Day and said that the total number of former rebels in government custody currently numbers 5,000. Sri Lankan detainees pass exams 2010-12-26T15:13:05Z The war ended 18 years after Kularatne's heroics, when the Tamil Tigers were destroyed by government forces. Sri Lanka's 'Highway of Death' Becomes Tourist Hot Spot 2010-12-24T07:05:00Z The network also provided counterfeit passports and other documents to the Tamil Tigers, the Sri Lankan separatist group defeated last year by the government after decades of war, the police said. Officials Detail Terrorist Ties to Passport Ring 2010-12-02T17:22:00Z Both the Tamil Tigers and Sri Lanka's government have long faced accusations by human rights groups of committing abuses during the 26-year conflict. Sri Lanka 'colluded in killings' 2010-12-17T22:54:52Z The group also provided counterfeit passports and other documents to the Tamil Tigers, the Sri Lankan separatist group defeated last year by the government after decades of war, the police said. Terror Arrests in Spain and Thailand 2010-12-01T17:31:00Z During the last years of Sri Lanka's battle against the Tamil Tigers, the military hierarchy used to receive a regular — if somewhat unusual — request: members of the forces wanted to be on reality TV. Sri Lanka's Military Tries to Polish Its Image -- on Reality TV 2010-10-28T08:05:00Z Sri Lanka, with a population of 20 million, emerged from a three-decade civil war in May 2009 with the defeat of the Tamil Tigers. China Costs Give Sri Lanka Opportunity 2010-09-23T00:15:00Z Mr. Toews said the Tamil Tigers were watching how Canadian authorities responded to the latest arrival to determine their next move. Arrival of Tamils in Canada Raises Smuggling Concerns 2010-08-14T06:01:00Z They also said they will be on the lookout for members of the Tamil Tigers militant group, which is considered a terrorist organization by Ottawa. Canada intercepts migrant ship on Pacific coast 2010-08-13T04:11:00Z They also said they would be on the lookout for members of the Tamil Tigers, a militant group that is considered a terrorist organization by the Canadian government. Canada Stops Ship Carrying 490 People 2010-08-13T00:28:00Z She named her first album after her father, Arular, a key member of the Tamil separatist movement, and his links to the Tamil Tigers have earned her a "terrorist sympathiser" tag. MIA takes on Google, YouTube and Wikipedia 2010-08-06T23:01:00Z He has also been a champion for minorities, a Tamil who became a national icon, even while war raged between the majority Sinhalese and the Tamil Tigers. Muralitharan to retire from Test cricket 2010-07-06T20:12:00Z The 25-year war ended last year with the defeat of the Tamil Tigers, who were seeking a separate state for their ethnic minority. Sri Lanka Loses E.U. Trade Benefit 2010-07-06T10:33:00Z There are also claims the Tamil Tigers used civilians as human shields. Canada intercepts migrant ship on Pacific coast 2010-08-13T04:11:00Z The government denies any war crimes took place, but rights groups say that both the government and the Tamil Tigers were guilty of human rights violations that resulted in large numbers of civilian deaths. U.N.'s Ban names advisory panel on Sri Lanka war 2010-06-22T17:45:00Z Nagalingam Jeyalingam, a physician, wants to assist the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka with legal advice on behalf of the Tamil Tigers. Supreme Court upholds anti-terror law 2010-06-21T17:53:00Z In excerpts from the interview broadcast on Sri Lankan television, Mr. Rajapaksa strenuously defended the conduct of Sri Lanka’s military during the conflict with the Tamil Tigers. Sri Lankan Official Says War Hero Could Be Executed for 'Treason' 2010-06-07T20:18:00Z This is how nearly 200 former child soldiers of the Tamil Tigers start their day. Lessons of war 2010-06-05T11:01:00Z Tamil groups in Canada, which have rallied to help the migrants, have accused Sri Lanka of saying the migrants are linked to the Tamil Tigers in an effort to make their refugee bids more difficult. Canada intercepts migrant ship on Pacific coast 2010-08-13T04:11:00Z The measure rejected calls for an inquiry into widely reported atrocities by the Sri Lankan military in its war against the secessionist Tamil Tigers. Amnesty Says Governments Aid Rights Abuses 2010-05-27T09:03:00Z It also criticised the Tamil Tigers for forcing civilians to stay within the war zone. Sri Lanka army war crimes denied 2010-05-20T13:51:00Z He says that with the Tamil Tigers no longer active, the atmosphere is transformed. Year of peace 2010-05-19T13:47:00Z "It is ironic that the man who was hailed a national hero for crushing Tamil Tigers is being brought before court exactly a year later," said Gen Fonseka's lawyer, Nalin Laduwahetty. S Lanka general denies incitement 2010-05-12T13:20:00Z Both his son-in-law and son are now detained by the government, suspected of links with the defeated Tamil Tigers. Struggling on 2010-05-04T07:10:00Z Parts of the Tamil-dominated north and east fell to an alliance seen as a proxy for the defeated Tamil Tigers. Rajapaksa triumphs in final count 2010-04-21T07:53:00Z The Indian prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, was killed in 1991 by a member of the Birds of Paradise, a female group associated with the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka. Blasts Revive Russians? Fear of Female Bombers 2010-03-29T22:55:00Z Kanishka Herat, aged 18, a Sinhalese, remembers that when the Tamil Tigers were strong, there were numerous suicide bombings in Colombo and elsewhere. Reaching out 2010-03-25T00:36:00Z Mr. Rajapaksa’s statement said the allegations of rights abuses were “misrepresentations” by supporters of the Tamil Tigers and private groups working against Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Leader Rejects U.N. Plan to Study Abuses 2010-03-06T22:16:00Z The government declared victory over the Tamil Tigers in May 2009. Rights experts to advise U.N.'s Ban on Sri Lanka 2010-03-06T02:23:00Z In the past the Tamil Tigers were often accused of killing and intimidating journalists. Silencing dissent 2010-02-27T02:16:00Z The bank wants to help tens of thousands of war widows - women whose husbands were killed in the conflict between the government and the recently-defeated Tamil Tigers. Saving women 2010-02-24T23:12:00Z Rajapaksa won a thumping victory on Tuesday over his former army commander, General Sarath Fonseka, in the Indian Ocean island's first nationwide election since the defeat of the separatist Tamil Tigers. 2010-01-28T10:26:00Z Following the rout of the Tamil Tigers, he seemed unassailable. 2010-01-25T17:40:00Z "The Tamil Tigers and the government fought - we were the innocent victims," says another. 2010-01-21T12:11:00Z He was detained for weeks on suspicion of giving information to the Tamil Tigers but was later released without charge last year. Silencing dissent 2010-02-27T02:16:00Z Sri Lanka goes to the polls on 26 January in the first national vote since the Tamil Tigers were defeated. 2010-01-15T19:04:00Z "Most elections over the past 30 years focussed on or around the Tamil Tigers," he said. 2010-01-25T09:43:00Z A recent report by the International Crisis Group argued that, so far, the president's post-war policies had deepened rather than resolved the grievances that generated and sustained the Tamil Tigers for so long. 2010-01-25T17:40:00Z The Tamil Tigers took up arms to defend the Tamil minority from government discrimination, but eventually became a ruthless insurgency best known for its use of child soldiers and suicide bombers. 2010-01-25T06:52:00Z The two main candidates are both closely associated with the government's defeat of the Tamil Tigers last May. 2010-01-23T05:57:00Z It was allegedly filmed in January during the final stages of the bloody conflict with Tamil Tigers rebels. 2010-01-07T19:17:00Z The struggle by the Tamil Tigers of the north and east for an independent homeland continues to cast a shadow over the economy. The 2008 CIA World Factbook Both candidates say they won the war against the Tamil Tigers, and they both say they will win the popular vote. 2010-01-25T17:40:00Z The struggle by the Tamil Tigers of the north and east for a largely independent homeland continues to cast a shadow over the economy. The 2004 CIA World Factbook The struggle by the Tamil Tigers of the north and east for a largely independent homeland continues to cast a shadow over the economy. The 2004 CIA World Factbook Sri Lankan troops finally defeated the Tamil Tigers last May - after nearly 26 years of war. 2010-01-07T19:17:00Z The struggle by the Tamil Tigers of the north and east for an independent homeland continues to cast a shadow over the economy. The 2008 CIA World Factbook |
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