LTTE

GPTKB entity

Statements (104)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf militant
gptkbp:designation terrorist organization (by Sri Lanka, India, US, EU, Canada, UK, Australia)
gptkbp:dissolved 2009
gptkbp:femaleWing gptkb:Birds_of_Freedom
gptkbp:flag Tiger emblem with crossed rifles
gptkbp:founded 1976
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Velupillai_Prabhakaran
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam
gptkbp:goal creation of an independent Tamil state (Tamil Eelam)
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Kilinochchi_(until_2009)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LTTE
gptkbp:ideology Tamil nationalism
separatism
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Unceasing_Waves
gptkbp:navalWing gptkb:Sea_Tigers
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
gptkb:Black_July
gptkb:Eelam_Wars
Final defeat in May 2009
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Balasingham_Nadesan
gptkb:Soosai
gptkb:Velupillai_Prabhakaran
gptkb:Thamilchelvan
Shanmugalingam Sivashankar (Pottu Amman)
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Assassination_of_Rajiv_Gandhi
gptkb:Attack_on_Bandaranaike_International_Airport
gptkb:Battle_of_Elephant_Pass
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Elephant_Pass
Assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa
gptkbp:notableSupportBase gptkb:Tamil_diaspora
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Indian_Peace_Keeping_Force
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_government
paramilitary groups
gptkbp:region gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:status defeated
gptkbp:technology gptkb:murder
gptkb:propaganda
gptkb:drug_trafficking
money laundering
kidnapping
guerrilla warfare
extortion
taxation in controlled areas
air attacks
use of child soldiers
smuggling
conventional warfare
assassinations
bank robberies
bombings
suicide bombings
child soldiers
use of helicopters
use of artillery
use of drones
political assassinations
diaspora support
arms procurement
forced recruitment
international fundraising
naval attacks
use of IEDs
use of aircraft
use of ambulances
use of anti-aircraft weapons
use of anti-tank weapons
use of armored vehicles
use of bicycles
use of boat bombs
use of booby traps
use of buses
use of camouflage
use of car bombs
use of civilian vehicles
use of cyanide capsules
use of decoys
use of fake uniforms
use of false flags
use of female combatants
use of fishing boats
use of forged documents
use of human shields
use of internet
use of landmines
use of light aircraft
use of media
use of mortars
use of motorcycles
use of pressure mines
use of propaganda videos
use of radio
use of radio-controlled bombs
use of remote-controlled bombs
use of snipers
use of speedboats
use of submarines
use of suicide vests
use of time bombs
use of trucks
use of tunnels
gptkbp:women's_wing gptkb:Air_Tigers
gptkb:Tamil_Tigers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Temple_of_the_Tooth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5