Tag Archives : Tamil Tigers

Reconciliation between Tamils and the Sinhalese-dominated government in Sri Lanka is elusive as ever, even if the government tries to recruit Tamils into government service such as police work. ‘But such measures look paltry against an internment policy that the EU’s report calls a “novel form of unacknowledged detention”. The government justifies [...]

The UN is said to be ‘devoting special energy to the displaced Tamils, most still interned in camps, because the issue was critical for the country’s future.’ Assessing the condition that the internally-displaced Tamils are in, the UN believes that the Tamil refugees’ situation is ‘putting reconciliation at risk.’ This is because the [...]

There have been reports of young Tamil women found with their throats slit, as well as abduction by paramilitary groups of Tamil children who have been suspected of being former Tamil Tigers child soldiers. Other refugees have reported the disappearances of some children from the camps. International humanitarian organizations have also observed that [...]

After days of speculation as to whether LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead or still alive, the Tamil Tigers have finally admitted that their leader died on May 17. Last week, the Sri Lanka government released photos of Prabhakaran’s body but pro-Tamil websites insisted that he was ‘alive and safe.’ Now, for the first time, a confirmation [...]

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met this Saturday with Sri Lanka government leaders on the situation of the 280,000 people displaced by war. Ban was also scheduled to visit several camps for the displaced refugees in the north. “After winning the war of 26 years this week, the government of Sri Lanka needs to win the peace solution to the conflict,” [...]

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) or more commonly called Tamil Tigers has been one of the more savage militant groups that have ever been formed. The group has been notorious in undertaking suicide bombings, as well as recruiting child soldiers. It is also known to have engaged in arms trafficking. The Tamil Tigers “were the pioneers in [...]

The Tamil Tigers have been surrounded by the Sri Lanka military within a radius of only six square kilometers. On the verge of defeat, the rebel group called for a ceasefire which the Sri Lanka government promptly rejected. “The LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) is not in a position to request or require anything,” said Foreign Secretary [...]

Sri Lanka army troops continued to make progress in its offensive against the last strip of territory occupied by Tamil guerrillas in the north. Despite the offensive, the rebels ignored an ultimatum by the government demanding their surrender before noon on Tuesday. According to the Defense Minister, his troops have succeeded in breaking into the [...]

Tamil Tigers youth training Sri Lanka will grant an amnesty to the rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) who lay down their weapons. “There is information that some groups engaged in terrorist activities in the north are ready to surrender,” said Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake. “It’s a wise decision and [...]

US, EU, Japan and Norway have urged the Tamil guerrillas in Sri Lanka to end hostilities and negotiate with the government of Sri Lanka to prevent the rising number of deaths. Norway, Japan, the US and the EU, known as the group of Tokyo Co-Chairs, spearheaded the 2003 Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka. The group raised [...]