TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - 'Terrorism' or 'Liberation'? Towards a distinction: A case study of the armed struggle of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
JO  - Perspectives on terrorism
A1  - Sarvananthan, M.
SP  - 1
EP  - 18
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2334-3745
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -