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The Black Tigers are special operatives of the Tamil Tigers (proscribed as a terrorist organization by 32 countries including the United States of America And Great Britain) that commit suicide if needed to reach their nationalistic objectives. They are considered to be one of the most lethal and effective suicide groups in the world. More than 330 Black Tigers have died in various actions on land and sea, almost all in Sri Lanka A total of 322 Black Tigers have been killed in action from Captain Miller's death in 1987 until 30th June 2007, according to the Tamileelam Heroes Secretariat in Vanni. . Their victims include Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa.

History The first LTTE Black Tiger was "Vallipuram Vasanthan", who drove a small truck laden with explosives into a Sri Lanka Army camp in Nelliady, Jaffna peninsula, on 5 July 1987, killing himself and 18 Sri Lankan soldiers. Notable Black Tiger operations are the suicide bombing of the late Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi by a female cadre, resulting in the deaths of herself, the PM and 16 bystanders. The late Sri Lankan president Ranasinghe Premadasa was also assassinated by an LTTE operative, killing 23 others nearby.

Black Tigers today The LTTE are keeping the Black Tiger unit active, as witnessed by their commemoration ceremonies of "Black Tigers Day" on July 5th. The Tiger unit get extensive training but are then believed to return to their previous unit, without revealing their new assignment. They will then be called up if needed, and if so will have a last meal with the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.

The Black Tigers are believed to be the most effective unit of its kind in the world, as the rest of the LTTE it is also secular, not driven by religious fanaticism. The creation of the Black Tigers is based on the LTTE's studies of Asymmetric warfare; thus using suicide cadres balance the government's greater resources. There are also maritime Black Tigers, who use small fiberglass boats loaded with explosives that ram Sri Lanka Navy vessels. Suicide attacks have also been executed by divers, swimming into the Kankesanturai naval base in the Jaffna peninsula and blowing up a large merchant vessel. Though more recently, suicide attack have been increasingly prevented by proper counter-terrorism measures undertaken by the Sri Lankan government.

The LTTE may also have airborne Black Tigers; it is believed that the five microplanes at Iranamadu may belong to such a force. No airborne Black Tiger attack has yet been attempted.

After their death the cadres families are cared for by the LTTE and the cadre's photo is listed in the "Black Tigers Day" commemoration. The extensive training of their suicide units separates the Black Tigers from other suicide bombers around the world.

The most recent Black Tiger operations were against the Sri Lankan Army commander Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka in April 2006 and Maj Gen Parami Kulatunga in June 2006. Lt Gen Fonseka survived while Maj Gen Kulatunga perished.

The attack against Fonseka was typical of the Black Tigers' detailed planning. They employed a woman, initially thought to be pregnant but proved otherwise subsequently, that penetrated the Army headquarters' security under cover of visiting the hospital on the compound, checking her pregnancy. Manjula Devi, the female suicide bomber, lived with a Sinhalese people family and she was fluent in Sinhalese language.

References Litterature

Balasingham, Anton. (2004) War and Peace - Armed Struggle and Peace Efforts of Liberation Tigers, Fairmax Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-903679-05-2
Narayan Swamy, M. R. (2002) Tigers of Lanka: from Boys to Guerrillas, Konark Publishers; 3rd ed. ISBN 81-220-0631-0
Pratap, Anita. (2001) Island of Blood: Frontline Reports From Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Other South Asian Flashpoints. Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-200366-2
de Votta, Neil. (2004) Blowback: Linguistic Nationalism, Institutional Decay, and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka. Stanford University Press, ISBN 0-8047-4924-8
Pape, Robert A. (2005) Dying to Win : The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism. Random House. ISBN 1-4000-6317-5
Sri Kantha, Sachi (2005) "Pirabhakaran Phenomenon", Lively COMET Imprint, ISBN 1-57087-671-1

External links

Photo Gallery of Black Tigers from tamiltigers.net
Chronology of Suicide Bomb attacks by the LTTE in Sri Lanka
How LTTE select and train its suicide bombers, from Time
BBC online on LTTE Black Tigers
IPCS on Black Tigers
Asian Times on Black Tigers
Hindustan Times correspondent PK Balachandran on LTTE Black Tigers

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LTTE leader pays tribute to Black Tiger commandos on Vavuniyaa mission
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