The LTTE’s most famous suicide mission was against Rajiv Gandhi, a former Indian prime minister. The Sea Tigers is the largest wing of the LTTE. Their personnel include sea-going units ...

For fishermen to go to sea, they have to obtain passes from the LTTE’s Sea Tigers. The passes involve paying four or five different taxes and levies. Many fishermen who lack boats, nets and ...

The evolution and growth of the armed struggle for the goal of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka saw many Tamil militant groups emerge ...

The military thrust against the LTTE is now focused on the guerrillas final stronghold of Puthukkudiyiruppu in Mullaitivu with fierce fighting erupting between government troops and the LTTE. After ...

special commander of the Sea Tigers Division. The LTTE cadres accompanying the trio possessed much firepower including RPG launchers. Apparently, they were prepared for an armed confrontation with ...

Another ex-Sea Tiger — who joined in 2001 ... who spent seven years fighting with the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after signing up as a teenager, had no interest in sewing.

The LTTE, known generally as the tigers, was formed officially on May ... Uttar Pradesh Training Tamil militancy underwent a sea change after July 1983. India got involved in Sri Lankan affairs ...

On May 18, 2009, LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed by Sri Lankan Armed Forces near the Nanthikadal lagoon. The ...

Kalaiselvi Jayakumar, 42, who was part of the then LTTE's attack regiment, is still finding her feet. She was recruited in the Tigers' ranks when she was just 16 years old. "The lack of a formal ...

The group is formally known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). (See pictures of Sri ... The Tamils have ground and sea forces and are well armed with rockets, grenade launchers ...