10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE TAMIL TIGERS»
Discover the use of
the Tamil Tigers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the 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 ...
Today she lives in Sydney with her husband and children; but Niromi de Soyza is not your ordinary woman and this is her compelling story.
3
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.
4
The Political Economy of Armed Conflict: Beyond Greed and ...
... colonial legacies peaceably and in conformity with democratic principles.
Historically, the country has been divided by the majority Sinhalese (74 percent),
inhabiting the southwest of the island, 197 8: Sri Lanka: Feeding the Tamil Tigers.
Karen Ballentine, Jake Sherman, 2003
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 ...
6
Sri Lanka: Current Issues and Historical Background
The Tamil Tigers, represented by their own political party, The People's Front of
the Liberation Tigers— cautiously recognized by the government—were
expected to combine political as well as military pressure against the rival Tamil
groups ...
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
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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,
...
... as one official put it. It soon found that it could not do so by itself. During its
disastrous peace-keeping mission in the north and east of the island, which
lasted almost three years, the Indian army played favorites to the hilt. The Tamil
Tigers ...
E. Valentine Daniel, John Chr Knudsen, 1995
10
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.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE TAMIL TIGERS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
the Tamil Tigers is used in the context of the following news items.
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»
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»
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»
The Tamil Tigers' long fight explained
That group eventually morphed into the Tamil Tigers, who have engaged in a brutal 25-year insurgency for an independent Tamil state that has left more than ... «CNN, May 09»
Tamil Tiger Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran
For more than a quarter-century, the Tamil Tigers have waged a guerilla war against the Sri Lankan government in their attempt to establish an independent ... «TIME, Apr 09»
Tamil support out in the open
Once clandestine, there is now open support for the Tamil Tigers, the army fighting the Sri Lankan government, which was declared a terrorist group by Ottawa in ... «Toronto Star, Apr 09»
A BRIEF HISTORY OF The Tamil Tigers
The Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka are undoubtedly one of the most organized, effective and brutal terrorist groups in the world. They invented the suicide vest and, ... «TIME, Jan 09»
