Mission from Anti-Terrorism to Peace in Sri Lanka

Abstract

The Sri Lankan government and its forces are involved in a war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE), considered by many as the most ruthless terrorist organization in the world during the past two decades. This paper discusses briefly the origins of this terrorist group, the problem they present to the world, the overall goals the LTTE plans on achieving and the peace efforts made by various successive governments to solve the dispute. The paper also discusses the efforts made during past two decades to suppress the LTTE militarily and why a military solution seems appropriate. The paper concludes with a recommended approach that presents a viable solution to the problem and achieves a sustainable peace.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 2009
Accession Number
ADA500867

Entities

People

  • Laksiri Amaratunga

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Civil War
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Islands
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • National Governments
  • Negotiations
  • Societies
  • South Asia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Sociology

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).