LTTE

Examples

• All

• Elections to the North Eastern Provincial Council were marred by difficulties owing to the LTTE opposition.

  Academic text (2006)

• The incident, blamed by the government on the LTTE, sparked yet another round of attacks and counterattacks.

  Academic text (2006)

• Many, many army and LTTE men were around us.

  Academic text (2006)

• Steven said the LTTE has spread the word for civilians to leave controlled areas.

  Academic text (2006)

• Sundari says the general theme of the speeches was, "Come join the LTTE to fight for our country."

  Academic text (2006)

• In 2001, fourteen heavily armed LTTE guerillas attacked two airports in Colombo.

  Academic text (2007)

• Sinhalese blame LTTE separatists (also known as "Tamil Tigers") for ambushing and killing their soldiers.

  Academic text (2007)

• Upcountry Tamils overwhelmingly reject LTTE claims to speak for all Tamils in Sri Lanka, even while many Sinhalas see every Tamil as a Tiger.

  Academic text (2008)

• The LTTE often used guerrilla tactics to conduct attacks against government forces.

• During the civil war in Sri Lanka, the LTTE controlled significant territories and operated hidden supply routes.

Synonyms

T

Tamil Tigers

vsLTTE

• NSFW

9.1

An armed group in Sri Lanka that fought for a separate Tamil state using violent attacks

is the abbreviation commonly used for the same organization

L

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

vsLTTE

• NSFW

9.3

An armed group in Sri Lanka that fought for a separate Tamil state and used suicide attacks

is the abbreviation referring to the same separatist group

Surface Forms

Etymology