@article{ref1,
title="'Terrorism' or 'Liberation'? Towards a distinction: A case study of the armed struggle of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)",
journal="Perspectives on terrorism",
year="2018",
author="Sarvananthan, M.",
volume="12",
number="2",
pages="1-18",
abstract="This article based on extensive empirical field research and primary sources/data attempts to distinguish terrorism from liberation / freedom struggle by means of a case study of the armed struggle of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. It is argued here that the LTTE was primarily a terrorist organisation/movement because: (i) it's struggle was overwhelmingly based on armed violence; (ii) it demanded support from the masses through persecution; (iii) it intentionally targeted civilians; (iv) it substantially relied on suicide attacks; (v) it substantially deployed under-age children; and (vi) it was proactively involved in internecine war. © 2018 Terrorism Research Initiative.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2334-3745",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}