what is LTTE? why was it formed?
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LTTE refers to Tamil Tigers of Tamil EAlem.
The various wings of the LTTE include:
• An elite guerrilla force known as the Charles Anthony Regiment
• The Black Tigers unit, which is responsible for conducting suicide attacks
• The women's military wing
• The naval wing, known as the Sea Tigers
• Arms procurement network
• Research and development wing
• Secretive Intelligence Group
• Leopard Brigade (also known as Chiruthaigal)
• Military Offences Group
Applications to join the Black Tigers are personally vetted by Prabhakaran.
The applicants then go through a year's training programme designed to prepare them for suicide missions.
The various wings of the LTTE include:
• An elite guerrilla force known as the Charles Anthony Regiment
• The Black Tigers unit, which is responsible for conducting suicide attacks
• The women's military wing
• The naval wing, known as the Sea Tigers
• Arms procurement network
• Research and development wing
• Secretive Intelligence Group
• Leopard Brigade (also known as Chiruthaigal)
• Military Offences Group
Applications to join the Black Tigers are personally vetted by Prabhakaran.
The applicants then go through a year's training programme designed to prepare them for suicide missions.
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Tamil Tigers by name of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealem (LTTE) , guerilla organization that sought to establish an independent Tamil state, Ealem , in northern and eastern Sri Lanka .
The LTTE was established in 1976 by Velupillai Prabhakaran as the successor to an organization he had formed earlier in the 1970s . The LTTE grew to become one of the world 's most sophisticated and tightly organized carried out a number of guerilla attacks . In 1983, after the killing of 13 soldiers by Tamil guerillas and retaliatory attacks by the Sri Lankan military , large - scale violence erupted between the government and the LTTE . By 1985 the group was in control of Jaffna and most of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka . Under Prabhakaran 's orders , the LTTE had eliminated most of its rivals Tamil groups by 1987.
The LTTE lost control of Jaffna in October 1987 to an Indian Peacekeeping force (IPKF) that had been send to Sri Lanka to a assist in the implementation of a complete cease- fire.
In January 2008 the government formally abandoned the 2002 cease - fire agreement , and authorities captured major stronghold of the LTTE over the following months . The town of Kilinonchi , the administrative centre of the LTTE came under government control in January 2009 .
The number of LTTE fighters was never determined conclusively , and the figure undoubtedly varied over time as the organization 's fortunes rose and fell . Estimates from various sources range from a 1000 to some 16000 or more .
The LTTE was established in 1976 by Velupillai Prabhakaran as the successor to an organization he had formed earlier in the 1970s . The LTTE grew to become one of the world 's most sophisticated and tightly organized carried out a number of guerilla attacks . In 1983, after the killing of 13 soldiers by Tamil guerillas and retaliatory attacks by the Sri Lankan military , large - scale violence erupted between the government and the LTTE . By 1985 the group was in control of Jaffna and most of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka . Under Prabhakaran 's orders , the LTTE had eliminated most of its rivals Tamil groups by 1987.
The LTTE lost control of Jaffna in October 1987 to an Indian Peacekeeping force (IPKF) that had been send to Sri Lanka to a assist in the implementation of a complete cease- fire.
In January 2008 the government formally abandoned the 2002 cease - fire agreement , and authorities captured major stronghold of the LTTE over the following months . The town of Kilinonchi , the administrative centre of the LTTE came under government control in January 2009 .
The number of LTTE fighters was never determined conclusively , and the figure undoubtedly varied over time as the organization 's fortunes rose and fell . Estimates from various sources range from a 1000 to some 16000 or more .
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