Tamil Tigers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Government troops crushed the Tamil Tigers in 2009 and since then the government has faced international pressure to resolve the power-sharing issue through talks.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
The man had the support of the majority Sinhala Buddhist community, after leading the military to crush the separatist Tamil Tigers in 2009.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2022
During a civil war that lasted from 1983 to 2009, the guerrillas of the Tamil Tigers used the tactic extensively, trying to compel the government to grant the island’s Tamil-speaking minority its own nation.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2020
While this is usually a bureaucratic position, his brother, who was also defense minister, gave him extensive powers to deal with the Tamil Tigers just as a Norway-brokered cease-fire was fast crumbling.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2019
The struggle by the Tamil Tigers of the north and east for a largely independent homeland continues to cast a shadow over the economy.
From The 2004 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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