worldwide observers are pleased at the attacks , noting the subsequent improvements that the sri lanka army has made , driving the ltte from their former territories . " it is very significant that the rebels have carried out such an audacious strike when the opposition say that they are all but complete , " wrote cbc ' s sinhala editor , priyath liyanage . " it confirms what thousands of whom already believed ― the rebels must be experiencing overturns on the battle field but they are not simply just going to disappear . "
LTTE stands for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.