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The '''Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam''' (commonly known as the '''Tamil Tigers''' or by the acronym '''LTTE''') is a [[terrorism|terrorist]] groups operating in northern [[Sri Lanka]]. It was founded in 1976, originally with the goal of creating an independent state in northern Sri Lanka called Tamil Eelam. It has been involved in the bloody civil war in Sri Lanka since 1983.
The '''Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam''' (commonly known as the '''Tamil Tigers''' or by the acronym '''LTTE''') is a [[terrorism|terrorist]] group operating in northern [[Sri Lanka]]. It was founded in 1976, originally with the goal of creating an independent state in northern Sri Lanka called Tamil Eelam. It has been involved in the bloody civil war in Sri Lanka since 1983.
==Terrorist acts==
==Terrorist acts==
*The LTTE have been linked to supplying arms to radial Islamic terrorist groups in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Philippines.
*The LTTE have been linked to supplying arms to radial Islamic terrorist groups in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Philippines.
*They also provided the false passport used by Ramzi Yousef (mastermind of the 1991 WTC bombings) to gain entrance to the United States in 1993.
*They also provided the false passport used by Ramzi Yousef (mastermind of the 1991 WTC bombings) to gain entrance to the United States in 1993.
[[Category:Terrorism]]