The Black Tigers (Tamil: கரும்புலிகள்) were a wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers) composed of specially selected and trained LTTE cadres whose missions involved committing suicide attacks against military targets in Sri Lanka. The civilian targets included places of worship, ports, airports and the assassination of high profile Indian and Sri Lankan dignitories. They were considered one of the most lethal and effective suicide groups in the world. From their formation in 1987 till the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in 2009, more than 330 Black Tigers have committed various suicide attacks on land and sea, mostly in Sri Lanka [1]. The assassinations of Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa. But, for the Tamil people the people who sacrifice as 'Heroes'.
Gallery of pictures of Black Tigers killed; "Captain Miller", the first LTTE suicide bomber, is not included in this photo. (For "Captain Miller"'s photo, go to www.aruchuna.net/details.php?image_id=2780.) Note the arrangement for attaching candles to the portraits.
Contents
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1 History
2 Notable Attacks
3 Recruitment
4 Modus Operandi
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
[edit] History
The first Black Tiger was Vallipuram Vasanthan, who drove a small truck laden with explosives into a Sri Lanka Army camp in Nelliady, Jaffna peninsula, on 5 July 1987, killing himself and between 39–100 Sri Lankan soldiers. Immediately after the attack, regular LTTE cadres followed up, overwhelming the stunned SLA soldiers. This single attack was hugely effective, and proved vital in the dismantling the Sri Lankan Army’s operation – dubbed Operation Liberation.[2]
During the earlier phase of the Tamil Tigers’ military session it did not possess heavy conventional weapons that were required to attack large camps. To mount such an attack, costly weaponries such as artillery pieces, missiles, and fighter-bombers would have been needed – weapons that were not affordable by the LTTE. As a result, they decided to create a special wing, of Asymmetric warfare, in order to compensate for the lack of conventional weapons.[2][3] Consequently, it is not the act itself—killing by suicide—that is the Black Tigers' original or even main aim, but the military impact of the act and its strategic consequences.[2]
[edit] Notable Attacks
In May 1991, a woman tiger who was allegedly raped by IPKF soldiers[citation needed] blew herself up killing former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi along with 16 other bystanders.
On May 1 1993, another Black Tiger assassinated Sri Lankan president Ranasinghe Premadasa and 23 bystanders during a May Day parade.
In July 2001, 14 Blacks tigers attacked the Bandaranaike International Airport resulting an estimated of $350 million USD worth of damage mainly to military and civilian aircraft.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTTE_Black_Tiger
Gallery of pictures of Black Tigers killed; "Captain Miller", the first LTTE suicide bomber, is not included in this photo. (For "Captain Miller"'s photo, go to www.aruchuna.net/details.php?image_id=2780.) Note the arrangement for attaching candles to the portraits.
Contents
[hide]
1 History
2 Notable Attacks
3 Recruitment
4 Modus Operandi
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
[edit] History
The first Black Tiger was Vallipuram Vasanthan, who drove a small truck laden with explosives into a Sri Lanka Army camp in Nelliady, Jaffna peninsula, on 5 July 1987, killing himself and between 39–100 Sri Lankan soldiers. Immediately after the attack, regular LTTE cadres followed up, overwhelming the stunned SLA soldiers. This single attack was hugely effective, and proved vital in the dismantling the Sri Lankan Army’s operation – dubbed Operation Liberation.[2]
During the earlier phase of the Tamil Tigers’ military session it did not possess heavy conventional weapons that were required to attack large camps. To mount such an attack, costly weaponries such as artillery pieces, missiles, and fighter-bombers would have been needed – weapons that were not affordable by the LTTE. As a result, they decided to create a special wing, of Asymmetric warfare, in order to compensate for the lack of conventional weapons.[2][3] Consequently, it is not the act itself—killing by suicide—that is the Black Tigers' original or even main aim, but the military impact of the act and its strategic consequences.[2]
[edit] Notable Attacks
In May 1991, a woman tiger who was allegedly raped by IPKF soldiers[citation needed] blew herself up killing former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi along with 16 other bystanders.
On May 1 1993, another Black Tiger assassinated Sri Lankan president Ranasinghe Premadasa and 23 bystanders during a May Day parade.
In July 2001, 14 Blacks tigers attacked the Bandaranaike International Airport resulting an estimated of $350 million USD worth of damage mainly to military and civilian aircraft.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTTE_Black_Tiger
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