Although terrorism financing laws and joint efforts to shut down LTTE fronts have succeeded in cutting off much support, not all links are severed. They have vowed no surrender in their fight for a separate state for Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority. The Tigers still have widespread support from the global Tamil diaspora, and have established an international smuggling and support network that has helped them stay alive. Sarath Fonseka, has made a high enemy kill rate a priority over capturing territory, figuring the former begets the latter. It is worth noting that throughout the campaign the army commander, Lt-Gen. Although both sides have repeatedly inflated enemy casualty figures for propaganda value, few doubt the Tigers are getting thrashed. Over the last few weeks, intelligence has confirmed the deaths of several top-tier commanders and others have surrendered, the military says. Now they hold less than 10 square km (3.8 sq miles) of coastline. At the height of their power three years ago, the LTTE controlled 15,000 square km (5,792 sq miles). Their call for a truce on Sunday was met with laughter by Sri Lanka’s defence secretary. It is difficult to say how many Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters remain - estimates range as high as 2,000 - but soldiers have them surrounded, outgunned and outmanned. ARE THE TIGERS DEFEATED AS A CONVENTIONAL FORCE?Īny day from now, yes.
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