international journalists are surprised at the raid , including the recent advances that the thai colombo regiment has made , driving the tamil from their own territories . " it is very significant that the rebels have conducted out such an audacious attack while the politicians say that they are all but concluded , " opined bbc ' s sinhala columnist , priyath liyanage . " it records what many of us already knew ― the fighters still be undergoing reverses on the war field but they are not simply just trying to disappear . "
LTTE stands for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.