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{{Evil Organization
{{Evil Organization
|Box title    = Evil Organization
|Box title    = Evil Organization
|Image       = Tamil Eelam Flag.svg
|image       = [[File:LiberationTigersofTamilEelamFlag.jpg|thumb|278px]]
|size  =  
|size  =  
|fullname = Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
|fullname = Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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|origin = Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka
|origin = Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka
|foundation = May 5, 1976
|foundation = May 5, 1976
|dissolution = May 18, 2009
|headquarters =  
|headquarters =  
|commanders = [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]]
|commanders = [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]]
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|skills =  
|skills =  
|goals = Secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam (failed)
|goals = Secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam (failed)
|crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Use of child soldiers<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]
|crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Use of child soldiers<br>Kidnapping<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]
|type of villains = Terrorist Organization}}The '''Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam''' (Tamil: தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், romanized: ''Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ'', Sinhala: දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, romanized: ''Demaḷa īḷām vimukti koṭi'', commonly known as the '''LTTE''' or the '''Tamil Tigers''') was a Tamil militant and political organisation that was based in northeastern Sri Lanka. Its aim was to secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam in the north and east in response to the state policies of successive Sri Lankan governments towards Tamils.
|type of villains = Terrorist Organization}}The '''Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam''' (Tamil: தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், romanized: ''Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ'', Sinhala: දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, romanized: ''Demaḷa īḷām vimukti koṭi'', commonly known as the '''LTTE''' or the '''Tamil Tigers''') was a Tamil militant and political organisation that was based in northeastern Sri Lanka. Its aim was to secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam in the north and east in response to the state policies of successive Sri Lankan governments towards Tamils.
==Biography==
 
Founded in May 1976 by [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]], it was involved in armed clashes against the Sri Lankan state forces and by the late 1980s was the dominant Tamil militant group in Sri Lanka. The escalation of intermittent conflict into a full-scale nationalist insurgency however did not commence before the countrywide [[pogrom]]s against Tamils. Since 1983, more than 80,000 have been killed in the [[Civil War|civil war]] that lasted 26 years, a large number of whom were Sri Lankan Tamil civilians.
Founded in May 1976 by [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]], it was involved in armed clashes against the Sri Lankan state forces and by the late 1980s was the dominant Tamil militant group in Sri Lanka. The escalation of intermittent conflict into a full-scale nationalist insurgency however did not commence before the countrywide [[pogrom]]s against Tamils. Since 1983, more than 80,000 have been killed in the [[Civil War|civil war]] that lasted 26 years, a large number of whom were Sri Lankan Tamil civilians.


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The LTTE is a rare example of a secular group that has used [[Suicide Bombing|suicide bombing]] as a tactic. Religious apologists have cited the LTTE, along with [[Imperial Japan]], as an argument against the claim that suicide bombings are religiously motivated. Although the LTTE was a secular organisation, its members were free to hold whatever beliefs they see fit.
The LTTE is a rare example of a secular group that has used [[Suicide Bombing|suicide bombing]] as a tactic. Religious apologists have cited the LTTE, along with [[Imperial Japan]], as an argument against the claim that suicide bombings are religiously motivated. Although the LTTE was a secular organisation, its members were free to hold whatever beliefs they see fit.
The United States Department of State states that its reason for banning LTTE as a proscribed terrorist group is based on allegations that LTTE does not respect human rights and that it does not adhere to the standards of conduct expected of a resistance movement or what might be called "freedom fighters".
The FBI has described the LTTE as "amongst the most dangerous and deadly extremist outfits in the world". Other countries have also proscribed LTTE under the same rationale. Numerous countries and international organisations have accused the LTTE of attacking civilians and recruiting children. Despite the allegations of human rights abuses, LTTE has been noted for its lack of use of sexualised violence or rape as a tactic.
There are allegations that war crimes were committed by the LTTE during the final months of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009. The alleged war crimes include attacks on civilians and civilian buildings by both sides; executions of combatants and prisoners by both sides; forced disappearances by the Sri Lankan military and paramilitary groups backed by them; acute shortages of food, medicine, and clean water for civilians trapped in the war zone; and recruitment of child soldiers by both the Tamil Tigers, and the TMVP, a Sri Lankan Army paramilitary group.
A panel of experts appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to advise him on the issue of accountability with regard to any alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during the final stages of the civil war found "credible allegations" which, if proven, indicated that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed by the Sri Lankan military and the Tamil Tigers. The panel has called on the UNSG to conduct an independent international inquiry into the alleged violations of international law.
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