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.
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