From the 1980s onwards, the LTTE to the Tamil people by government forces and ground combat discrimination, with a view to the east and the northern region to establish an independent Tamil state.

• 从上个世纪80年代开始，猛虎组织以泰米尔人遭歧视为由与政府军作战，以期在东部和北部地区建立一个独立的泰米尔族国家。