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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Terrorism · Sanctioned entity

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	A Tamil Eelam Felszabadító Tigrisei · Befreiungstiger von Tamil Eelam · Bevrijdingstijgers van Tamil Eelam · De Tamilske Tigre · It-Tigri għal-Liberazzjoni tat-Tamil Eelam · 30 more...				[sources]
Other name	ELLALAN FORCE · LTTE · TAMIL TIGERS · Tamil Tigers · The Tamil Tigers · 8 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	LTTE				[sources]
Legal form	not available				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Source link	www.publicsafety.gc.ca · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · mha.gov.in · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.mha.gov.in · 1 more...				[sources]
Created at	2001				[sources]
Modified on	2020				[sources]
Last changed	2024-03-28	Last checked	2024-04-24	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is a Sri Lankan separatist militant group that was formed in 1976 by Vellupillai Prabhakaran. The LTTE’s primary stated objective is to establish an independent Tamil homeland in northern and eastern Sri Lanka.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2024-03-28

Founded in 1976, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is a Sri Lankan-based terrorist organization that seeks the creation of an independent homeland called "Tamil Eelam" for Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil minority. Over the years, the LTTE has waged a violent secessionist campaign with the help of ground, air, and naval forces, as well as a dedicated suicide bomber wing. LTTE tactics have included full military operations, terror attacks against civilian centres, and political assassinations, such as the successful assassinations of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi and Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa. The LTTE has also had an extensive network of fundraisers, political and propaganda officers, and arms procurers operating in Sri Lanka and within the Tamil diaspora. Although the LTTE was militarily defeated in May 2009, subversion, destabilization, and fundraising continue, particularly in the diaspora.

— Canadian Listed Terrorist Entities, 2023-04-20

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2024-03-28

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
Ministry of Home Affairs (Kementerian Dalam Negeri)	-	-	-
Ministry of Home Affairs	UNLAWFUL ASSOCIATIONS UNDER SECTION 3 OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1983	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	1373 (2001)	2022-09-16	-
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2021/1188 du 19/07/2021 (UE personnes impliquées dans des actes de terrorisme - R (UE) 2580/2001) · (UE) 2022/1230 du 18/07/2022 (UE personnes impliquées dans des actes de terrorisme - R (UE) 2580/2001) · (UE) 2023/1505 du 20/07/2023 (UE personnes impliquées dans des actes de terrorisme - R (UE) 2580/2001) · (UE) 2023/420 du 24/02/2023 (UE personnes impliquées dans des actes de terrorisme - R (UE) 2580/2001) · 1 more...	-	-
Ministry of Home Affairs	DECLARED UNLAWFUL ASSOCIATIONS UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	TERR	2024-01-16	-
Ministry of Home Affairs	LIST OF ORGANISATIONS DESIGNATED AS ‘TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS’ UNDER SECTION 35 OF THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967, LISTED IN THE 1st SCHEDULE OF THE ACT.	-	-
Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova	Lista persoanelor, grupurilor şi a entităţilor prevăzute la articolul 1 din Poziţia Comună a Consiliului Uniunii Europene din 27 decembrie 2001 (2001/931/PESC)	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Counter-Terrorism (International)	2020	-
European External Action Service	TERR	2024-01-16	-

Data sources

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,891

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,315

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council.

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

Moldovan sanctions for terrorism and proliferation of WMD781

Sanctions on persons and entities involved in terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of masss destruction

Moldova · Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,618

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,418

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · European External Action Service

Indian Ministry of Home Affairs Banned Organizations153

List of banned organizations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

India · Ministry of Home Affairs

Malaysian MOHA Sanctions List124

The Malaysian Home Affairs list designates those found to be involved in acts of terrorism.

Malaysia · Ministry of Home Affairs (Kementerian Dalam Negeri)

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,063

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

French Freezing of Assets6,267

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

Canadian Listed Terrorist Entities77

The Canadian governments own list of people and organizations associated with terrorism.

Canada · Public Safety Canada

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