His death is generally considered to mark the official end of the organization’s existence and the Sri Lankan civil war. Prabhakaran was killed on in an ambush by Sri Lankan forces as he was trying to flee the area in northern Karayamullavaikkal. He was the head of the central governing committee of the LTTE, which controlled the LTTE’s military wing and subordinate political wing. Velupillai Prabhakaran (1976 to 2009): Prabhakaran was LTTE’s founder and chief leader.Nadesan, Prabhakaran’s political advisors, was responsibleįor the political activities of the group. Son, a suicide bombers unit, known as the Black Tigers, an elite fighting wing,Īnd an intelligence unit led by Pottu Amman. Soosai, its airborne group, known as the Air Tigers, was led by Prabhakaran’s Sub-groups: the group’s naval wing, known as the Sea Tigers, was led by Colonel The military wing of the LTTE was further divided into A central governingĬommittee led by Prabhakaran oversaw all activities of the LTTE, both politicalĪnd military. Group’s military wing and its secondary political wing. The LTTE’s leadership was divided between the LTTE was still searching to revive the organization. The Sri Lankan government stated in 2011 that the international network of the Rehabilitated and re-integrated into society. The LTTE was disbanded in 2009 after their militaryĭefeat by the Sri Lankan government and some 6,000 LTTE members were The LTTEĪlso earned a portion of their annual $200-300 million revenue from taxationĪnd extortion in LTTE-controlled areas in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. Largely restricted to arms transfers and other commercial activities. The Philippines and the Taliban in Afghanistan these links, however, were Number of Islamist groups, such as the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in The LTTE was suspected of having links with a Overseas although in the 1980s, the LTTE received supplies and training from
The LTTE was largely supported by the Tamil diaspora The group was also notorious for its use of women and children in combat. The military wing had a naval group, anĪirborne unit, an intelligence wing, and even a specialized suicide terrorist The LTTE consisted of a highly developed military wingĪnd a secondary political wing. Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa in 1993 and the former Indian Prime Minister Number of high-profile assassinations, including the assassination of Sri The LTTE is recognized for having carried out a An estimated 70,000 people were killed during theĬonflict between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government. By May 2009, government forces had defeated the LTTEĪnd killed Prabhakaran. After a number ofįailed negotiations, the Sri Lankan government declared an all-out offensiveĪgainst the LTTE in 2006.
Velupillai Prabhakaran founded the group in 1972 and by the lateġ980s was the dominant Tamil militant group in Sri Lanka. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),Ĭommonly known as the Tamil Tigers, were a separatist militant organizationįighting for an independent homeland for Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority in northern May 9, 2009: Attack on civilians in Mullaitivu, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. July 23, 1983: LTTE ambush an army patrol convoy outside Jaffna this is considered the first attack of the Sri Lankan civil war (13 dead). Mapping Militant Organizations Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam Formed
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