Dear World,Who are BLACK TIGERS ??!

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Black Tigers (introduction from KarumPuli MaMaK Kal Karungadal Rajakkal)

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The Black Tigers are special wing of the LTTE who compose of specially selected and trained LTTE soldiers whose missions give them little chance of survival. The Black Tigers may even commit suicide if needed in order to complete their mission. They are considered to be one of the most lethal and effective suicide groups in the world. More than 330 Black Tigers have died in various actions on land and sea, 

almost all in Sri Lanka.

The first Black Tiger was Vallipuram Vasanthan, who drove a small truck laden with explosives into a Sri Lanka Army camp in Nelliady, Jaffna peninsula, on 5 July 1987, killing himself and between 39-100 Sri Lankan soldiers. Immediately after the attack, regular LTTE cadres followed up, overwhelming the stunned SLA soldiers. This single attack was hugely effective, and proved vital in the dismantling the Sri Lankan Army’s operation – dubbed Operation Liberation .

During the earlier phase of the Tamil Tigers’ military session it did not possess heavy conventional weapons that were required to attack large camp camps. To mount such an attack, costly weaponries such as artillery pieces, missiles, and fighter-bombers would have been needed – weapons that were not affordable by the LTTE. As a result, they decided to create a special wing, of Asymmetric warfare, in order to compensate for the lack of conventional weapons. Consequently, it is not the act itself—killing by suicide—that is the Black Tigers’ original or even main aim, but the military impact of the act and it’s strategic consequences.

Black Tigers are drawn from the regular ranks of the LTTE and they write request letters to Pirabakaran requesting to be selected. According to the LTTE, Pirabakaran then goes through the applications, looking at the applicant’s particular skills, the kinds of missions he or she has been involved in, their motivations and their family situation. Are they an only son or daughter? Do they have dependents? All these things are considered, after which the applicant is told whether he can become a Black Tiger. Furthermore, they also claim that a deep humanitarianism is very necessary—a love of others, for the people—to become a Black Tiger. Once someone is selected to be in the Black Tigers, they are thought to go through 6 months of arduous training which is devoted to building up mental strength and honing the specific skills for particular kinds of operation. For seaborne missions, for example, Black Sea Tigers must presumably master various maritime skills, as divers must learn to use breathing apparatus. Much training presumably develops the same discipline of body and mind required by an elite professional soldier as in any unit of this sort anywhere in the world. This mental preparation is crucial if one is to wait to be called on for a mission perhaps quite some time in the future, specially in the LTTE because the emphasis on personal discipline is very strong throughout the LTTE. The extensive training of their suicide units separates the Black Tigers from other suicide bombers around the world.