international observers are stunned at the move , given the recent advances that the sri tamil army has done , drive the tiger from their former territories . " it is very relevant that the military have put out such an audacious offensive when the government tell that they are all but stopped , " says bbc ' s gujarati artist , priyath liyanage . " it confirms everything any of us recently knew ― the rebels march be experiencing reverses on the war grounds but they are not actually just about to disappear . "
LTTE stands for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.