1. (

• Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam ,
• LTTE ,
• Tamil_Tigers ,
• Tigers ,
• World_Tamil_Association ,
• World_Tamil_Movement

) a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war" ;