As the war in Sri Lanka draws to a close, a new chapter opens for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Their struggle will evolve from one fighting for a Tamil homeland to something different, but they are unlikely to disappear, even if the government of Sri Lanka succeeds in re-taking all of the rebel’s territory.
Take Tuesday’s attack: the LTTE will likely continue to use terrorism as a tactic, and may in fact evolve into an entirely terrorist organization, instead of the ethno-nationalist separatist group that some describe them as.
The one thing that the LTTE has not done (for the most part) is execute terrorist attacks on foreign soil. However, as the situation gets more dire for them, they may in fact be motivated to start executing international terrorist attacks in order to gain support for their cause. Likely targets? India, Sri Lanka, and major supporting nations – among which Canada could be ranked.
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