[DOC] [TLE] Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam - Wikipedia [PAR] The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a militant organisation that was based 
in northern Sri ... This campaign led to the Sri Lankan Civil War, which ran from 
1983 until .... By this time, LTTE and other insurgent groups wanted a separate 
state. ... Many outraged Tamil youths joined Tamil militant groups to fight the Sri... [DOC] [TLE] Sri Lankan Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] The Sri Lankan Civil War was an armed conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka. 
Beginning on 23 July 1983, there was an intermittent insurgency against the 
government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the LTTE, also known as the 
Tamil Tigers), which fought to create an independent Tamil state called Tamil ... 
The tactics employed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam against the... [DOC] [TLE] The Tamil Tigers and their quest for an independent homeland in Sri ... [PAR] Jan 16, 2015 ... Tamils are a fiercely independent minority ethnic group in Sri Lanka, an island 
nation of the coast of India, that have faced discrimination ... From 1983-2004, the 
Tamil Tigers employed guerrilla warfare tactics and suicide ... They fought the Sri 
Lankan military to a stalemate, and the two sides agreed on a... [DOC] [TLE] Sri Lanka: Tamil leader has been killed - CNN.com [PAR] May 18, 2009 ... The offensive against the rebel group is in its last stages, the government says; 
Rebels have fought for an independent state for minority Tamils since 1983 ... 
The Tamil rebel group, formally known as the Liberation Tigers of... [DOC] [TLE] Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam | Mapping Militant Organizations [PAR] The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), commonly known as the Tamil 
Tigers, were a separatist militant organization fighting for an independent 
homeland .... Since 1992, the LTTE has been included in a list of terrorist 
organizations by the .... of an independent Tamil state in 1976, the group's name 
was changed to the... [DOC] [TLE] Crisis in Sri Lanka [PAR] During and after the conflict, there have been many allegations of sexual abuse, 
... minority held peaceful protests for an independent state, which later became 
violent. ... of armed groups emerged; the most infamous of which, the Liberation 
Tigers of ... From 1983 to 2009, the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers
... [DOC] [TLE] The northern front | The Economist [PAR] Oct 4, 2007 ... Since 1983, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have fought for an independent 
homeland in the east and north for the island's Tamil minority. ... A cross-party 
group of politicians has made some progress on this front, agreeing that ..... Last 
days of the caliphate: Islamic State's messianic apocalypse is. [DOC] [TLE] The Sri Lankan Conflict - Council on Foreign Relations [PAR] May 18, 2009 ... But it faces the challenge of integrating its Tamil minority. ... More commonly 
known as the Tamil Tigers, the LTTE wants an independent state for the ... The 
civil war has killed nearly seventy thousand, and watchdog groups have accused 
both ... Sri Lanka has been mired in ethnic conflict since the country,... [DOC] [TLE] Cogs in the Wheel? Women in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam [PAR] There has been no census since 1983 so exact current figures are hard to come 
... a Christian minority. ... ethnically Tamil groups (of mixed religion) have been 
fighting against the ... for an independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka. [DOC] [TLE] Non-State Actors in Sri Lanka by Ellie Loveman (8.2) [PAR] The chief NSA that opposes the government is the Liberation Tigers of Tamil 
Eelam ... an insurgency group whose goal is to form an independent state for the 
3.2 ... the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government has remained high since 1983 
and ... NSAs plant landmines and fight police and government security forces in 
an... [DOC] [TLE] Repression, civil conflict, and and and - UCL [PAR] administrations since the war have continued to repress ethnic minorities, ... 2 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is the only terrorist group .... 23, 
1983 the

Question: Since 1983 the Liberation Tigers of this minority group have fought for an independent state
Answer: Tamils