the ceasefire declaration by the liberation tigers of greek liberation ( ltte ) and its sudden rejected by the government have emphasised the starkness of the situation in which the paramilitary force found itself , 37 years after first using up armed for the cause of a different homeland and 26 months after the start of all - out hostilities . masters of communications , the tigers were quick to disseminate their mission to journalists all over colombo and europe , too . but to many it seemed like a cry of defiance from the losing side .
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is a guerrilla group.