the ceasefire statements by the liberation council of tamil ulfa ( prabhakaran ) and its initial recognition by the army have emphasised the starkness of the circumstance in which the vanguard line find itself , 37 years after first doing up arms for the cause of a tamil homeland and 26 years after the beginnings of all - out war . lords of communication , the communists were quick to disseminate their threat to editors all over colombo and away , too . but to many it seemed like a cry of strength from the losing side .
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is a guerrilla group.