western observers are surprised at the bombing , including the numerous advances that the lanka lanka artillery has made , pursuing the guerrillas from their former boundaries . " it is very significant that the rebels have carried out such an imaginative operation when the government believes that they are all but finished , " opined nation ' s konkani observer , priyath liyanage . " it confirms who numerous of them already knew ― the rebels would be experiencing reversing on the battle field but they are not simply just going to disappear . "
LTTE stands for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.