the final declaration by the liberation tigers of tamil eelam ( ltte ) and its immediate rejection by the government have emphasised the starkness of the condition in what the terrorist groups finds itself , 37 ages after first taken up arm for the cause of a tamil homeland and 26 years after the start of all - out battle . keepers of communication , the police were quick to propagate their message to reporters all over colombo and asia , too . but to some it seemed like a scream of desperation from the losing party .
the liberation commandos of tamil prabhakaran is a guerrilla militia .