List Of Attacks Attributed To The LTTE
The following is a list of attacks attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), commonly known as the Tamil Tigers. The attacks include massacres, bombings, robberies, ethnic cleansing, military battles and assassinations of civilian and military targets. The LTTE is a separatist militant group that fought for a separate Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka between 1976 and 2009. It has been banned as a terrorist organization by 30 countries, including the United States, Canada, India and the 27 member nations of the European Union.
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