international observers are appalled at the attack , given the recent moves that the lankan lanka militia has made , drove the tigers from their former areas . " it is very remarkable that the rebels have carried out such an clever attack when the government say that they are all but finished , " asserted bbc ' s malayalam correspondent , priyath liyanage . " it confirms something many of us already knew ― the rebel may be making reverses on the battlefield field but they are not really just going to disappeared . "
LTTE stands for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.