“Currently Listed Entities.” Public Safety Canada.Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).” Global Security.“Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (aka Tamil Tigers)(Sri Lanka, separtists).” Council on Foreign Relations. “Attack Type-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).” Global Terrorism Database.“Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).” South Asia Terrorism Portal.Dassanayake.įebruary 24, 2008: Assassination of two cadres of the political party and paramilitary group Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP)Īpril 6, 2008: Assassination of Sri Lankan Highway Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle. Maheswaran and Sri Lankan Nation-Building Minister D. January 2008: Assassination of both a member of parliament from the opposition United National Party, T. October 16, 2006: A suicide boat attacks a Naval convoy at Digampatana in the Habrana area of Matale district. (21 killed, 39 wounded)Īugust 2005: Assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar. Baithullah is killed along with 20 others when a suicide bomber attacks a rally in Muttur town. October 3, 2000: National Unity Alliance candidate M.L. June 7, 2000: Assassination of Sri Lankan Industry Minister C.V. June 5, 2000: Suicide bombers use boat bombs to sink a Sri Lankan Navy gunboat. March 10, 2000: Suicide bombers attack a motorcade on a busy highway in Colombo.
(3 killed)ĭecember 18, 1999: A pair of suicide bombings in Colombo, wounding Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga. July 29, 1999: Assassination of a Sri Lankan member of parliament, Neelan Thiruchelvam, an ethnic Tamil involved in a government-sponsored peace initiative. March 5, 1998: Suicide bomber uses a mini-bus bomb to attack Maradana Police station in Colombo. (16 killed)įebruary 23, 1998: Eight suicide boats attack two Naval ships on the Point Predro coast in Sri Lanka. January 25, 1998: Suicide bombers attack Sri Lankan holy site, Sri Dalada Maligawa. October 15, 1997: Suicide bombers detonate a truck bomb at the Galadari Hotel. July 4, 1996: A suicide bomber attacked a stopped motorcade in Jaffna town. January 31, 1996: A suicide bomber detonates a truck bomb in front of the Central Bank in Colombo. November 3, 1995: A suicide unit infiltrates an oil storage depot causing $61 million in damage and killing respondents. (59 killed)Īugust 7, 1995: A suicide bomber detonates explosives in Independence Square in Colombo. October 24, 1994: Suicide bomber in Thotalaga Junction in Colombo kills the Leader of the Opposition and United National Party Candidate Gamini Dissanayake. May 1, 1993: Assassination of Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa. November 16, 1992: A suicide attack kills the Sri Lankan Navy, Vice Admiral W.W.E.C. June 21, 1991: Suicide bomber uses a truck bomb to attack the Joint Operations Command Office at the Flower Road in Colombo. May 21, 1991: Assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at a campaign rally in India. March 2, 1991: Suicide bomber attack kills Deputy Defence Minister Ranjan Wijeratne and 18 others. November 23, 1990: Two suicide attackers use a car to attack the Manakulam Army camp. July 12, 1990: Group of suicide bombers attack a Naval Vessel in Trincomalee. July 5, 1987: Carries out its first suicide bombing at the Nelliady army camp. This list attempts to highlight the principal profile attacks carried out by the group. The group conceded defeat and in a statement said it would lay down its arms.ĭespite these claims, analysts are uncertain as to the level of de-militarization undertaken by LTTE, and believe that campaigns of subversion, destabilization and fundraising continue, especially among diaspora communities. The military killed the elusive LTTE’s leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran and most of its high ranking leadership. In May 2009, the Sri Lankan government declared victory over the LTTE, which brought the conflict to an end. The war against the Sri Lankan and Indian governments has caused more than 70,000 deaths. The group is recognized for having pioneered the suicide bomb jacket, as well as the use of women in suicide attacks. LTTE has successfully assassinated high ranking officials in both the Sri Lankan and Indian governments, military officials and prominent individuals in rival groups. Over the years, the LTTE has waged a violent campaign with the assistance of organized air, ground and naval forces. They have been pursuing an independent homeland for ethnic Tamils who they feel have been discriminated against by the majority Sinhalese in Sri Lanka. The group was founded in 1976 and has been participating in terrorist activities since the late 1980s. The LTTE, or more commonly known as the Tamil Tigers, are a separatist group from Sri Lanka.