10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAMIL TIGERS»
Discover the use of
Tamil Tigers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Tamil Tigers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Cage: The fight for Sri Lanka & the Last Days of the ...
Tens of thousands of civilians were killed when the government decimated the guerilla organisation, the Tamil Tigers. Gordon Weiss witnessed the conflict at first hand as a UN spokesman in Colombo.
2
Tamil Tigress: My Story as a Child Soldier in Sri Lanka's ...
The Sri Lanka that Niromi de Soyza knew growing up in Jaffna included daily gun fights, and a systematic campaign by an elected governement to wipe out parts of its own population.
The Tamil Tigers' goal over the last three-plus decades has been to achieve
independence through a popularly supported mass movement fielding a
conventional army. The early Tigers and their antecedents were Marxists; all that
remained ...
4
Tamil Tigers: Dialogue, Terrorism and Violence
In this highly original book - part of Zed's acclaimed Rebels series - Manikkalingam (who was directly involved in the peace negotiations) uses the case of the Tamil Tigers to explore the challenges of making peace less fragile in the midst ...
5
Tamil Tigress: My Story as a Child Soldier in Sri Lanka's ...
Two days before Christmas in 1987, at the age of 17, Niromi de Soyza found
herself in an ambush as part of a small platoon of militant Tamil Tigers fighting
government forces in the bloody civil war that was to engulf Sri Lanka for
decades.
6
Sri Lanka: Current Issues and Historical Background
The pullout created a power vacuum in the island's Tamil-dominated
Northeastern Province that was expected to be filled by the resurgent Tamil
Tigers. The Tamil Tigers, represented by their own political party, The People's
Front of the ...
7
In My Mother's House: Civil War in Sri Lanka
This book examines how ordinary families and communities of minority groups in Sri Lanka have dealt with prolonged civil war and resulting issues as diverse as child recruitment, generational and gender conflicts, political terror, refugee ...
Sharika Thiranagama, 2011
8
The
Tamil Genocide by Sri Lanka: The Global Failure to ...
This is the first book to develop an authoritative case for genocide against the Government of Sri Lanka under international law.
9
Creating Peace in Sri Lanka: Civil War and Reconciliation
To oppose the LTTE directly would have resulted in a severe loss of political
advantage.2 Consequently, Mrs. Gandhi was quietly persuaded to give the Tamil
Nadu state government the latitude to continue supporting the Tamil Tigers.
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Congressional Record, V. 149, Pt. 11, June 20, 2003 to June ...
of peace talks between the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Timers of
Tamil Eelam, LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers. Recent conciliatory actions
by the Sri Lankan Government, as well as strong- international support for peace,
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAMIL TIGERS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Tamil Tigers is used in the context of the following news items.
Cannes tackles war-weariness with martial arts, Tamil Tigers
Taiwan's Hou Hsiao-Hsien startles with a ravishingly beautiful reinvention of the martial arts genre, while Cannes habitué Jacques Audiard delivers half of a ... «FRANCE 24, May 15»
Five jailed in The Hague for supporting Tamil Tigers
The Tamil Tigers have been on the EU's official list of terrorist organisations since ... The group has been fighting for what it calls Tamil Eelam, an independent ... «DutchNews.nl, Apr 15»
Specter of Tamil Tigers looms as Sri Lanka goes to polls
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Nearly 6 years after Sri Lanka's army destroyed the Tamil Tigers, their ghosts are haunting a bitterly fought presidential election as the ... «Rappler, Jan 15»
Sri Lanka accuses Canadian government of 'placating' Tamil Tigers …
TORONTO — Canada and Sri Lanka traded shots Wednesday in the build-up to the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Colombo, which Prime ... «National Post, Nov 13»
Boy, 12, was 'executed by Sri Lankan government soldiers during …
His name is Balachandran Prabakaran and he is the son of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the secessionist rebels of the Tamil Tigers, the LTTE. «Daily Mail, Mar 12»
Former Tamil Tigers conduct Hindu ritual of self-pain
While visiting the Tamil Tigers' former headquarters of Kilinochchi in northern Sri Lanka, the BBC's Charles Haviland witnessed three men taking part in a ritual ... «BBC News, Jul 11»
Canadian authorities board Tamil ship off B.C. coast
Canadian authorities boarded a Tamil migrant ship carrying 490 would-be ... The Tamil Tigers are considered a terrorist organization by Canada and its ... «Canada.com, Aug 10»
The Man Who Tamed the Tamil Tigers
Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war between the government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) came to a dramatic end in May with a decisive ... «TIME, Jul 09»
Four Plead Guilty in Brooklyn to Conspiring to Support Sri Lankan …
Four people with connections to Sri Lanka pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn on Tuesday to conspiring to provide support to the Tamil Tigers, the ... «New York Times, Jun 09»
In Sri Lanka: Explaining the Tamil Tigers
Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Tamil Tigers (LTTE) are considered a terrorist organization by 32 countries. Their soldiers wore cyanide vials for consumption upon ... «Huffington Post, Jun 09»
