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Background

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Sri Lankan Civil War

In the LTTE

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Women also participated in the LTTE Black Tigers suicide attacks, including the Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.^[7]

War crimes and human rights abuses

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Civilians

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Aftermath

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Post-war, many women who fought with the LTTE faced difficulties in transitioning to civilian life, particularly as they were often expected to occupy less equal roles than they had as combatants.^[11]

Around half of the HALO Trust staff working on demining operations in Sri Lanka are women.^[12]

In popular culture

V. V. Ganeshananthan's 2023 novel Brotherless Night follows the coming-of-age story of a teenage girl who wishes to become a doctor but gets swept up in the civil war.^[13]

References

^ "Sri Lanka's Conflict-Affected Women: Dealing with the Legacy of War". International Crisis Group. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ Stack-O'Connor, Alisa (6 February 2007). "Lions, Tigers, and Freedom Birds: How and Why the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Employs Women". Terrorism and Political Violence. 19: 43–63. doi:10.1080/09546550601054642. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ Chamberlain, Gethin (12 April 2009). "Sri Lanka conflict: 'Two of us fled. 75 other women killed themselves with grenades,' says Tamil Tiger". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ Dissanayake, Sara (1 August 2017). "Women in the Tamil Tigers: Path to Liberation or Pawn in a Game?". Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses. 9 (8): 1–6. JSTOR 26351541. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ Wall, Kim (22 May 2018). "A Chance to Rewrite History: The Women Fighters of the Tamil Tigers". International Women's Media Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ Wood, Reed M. (9 August 2021). "Female fighters and the fates of rebellions: How mobilizing women influences conflict duration". Conflict Management and Peace Science. 39 (5): 565–586. doi:10.1177/07388942211034746.
^ Khan, Stephen (11 June 2009). "Female suicide bombers: Tamil Tiger teenage girl led the way". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "Sri Lanka accused of ill-treating women it suspects of Tamil Tiger links". The Guardian. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ Brounéus, Karen (9 September 2023). "The burden of war widows: gendered consequences of war and peace-building in Sri Lanka". Third World Quarterly. 45 (3): 458–474. doi:10.1080/01436597.2023.2250727. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "Sri Lankan Tamil women fighting for land 10 years after war ended". Al Jazeera. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ Robertson, Holly (7 July 2018). "From soldiers to housewives: Women who fought as Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka are forced into traditional roles". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ Joyce, Allison (8 March 2019). "The women clearing Sri Lanka's minefields - in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ Allardice, Lisa (14 June 2024). "'Don't read just one book about Sri Lanka': VV Ganeshananthan on her civil war novel". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[1] "Sri Lanka's Conflict-Affected Women: Dealing with the Legacy of War". International Crisis Group. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[2] Stack-O'Connor, Alisa (6 February 2007). "Lions, Tigers, and Freedom Birds: How and Why the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Employs Women". Terrorism and Political Violence. 19: 43–63. doi:10.1080/09546550601054642. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[3] Chamberlain, Gethin (12 April 2009). "Sri Lanka conflict: 'Two of us fled. 75 other women killed themselves with grenades,' says Tamil Tiger". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[4] Dissanayake, Sara (1 August 2017). "Women in the Tamil Tigers: Path to Liberation or Pawn in a Game?". Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses. 9 (8): 1–6. JSTOR 26351541. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[5] Wall, Kim (22 May 2018). "A Chance to Rewrite History: The Women Fighters of the Tamil Tigers". International Women's Media Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[6] Wood, Reed M. (9 August 2021). "Female fighters and the fates of rebellions: How mobilizing women influences conflict duration". Conflict Management and Peace Science. 39 (5): 565–586. doi:10.1177/07388942211034746.

[7] Khan, Stephen (11 June 2009). "Female suicide bombers: Tamil Tiger teenage girl led the way". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[8] "Sri Lanka accused of ill-treating women it suspects of Tamil Tiger links". The Guardian. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[9] Brounéus, Karen (9 September 2023). "The burden of war widows: gendered consequences of war and peace-building in Sri Lanka". Third World Quarterly. 45 (3): 458–474. doi:10.1080/01436597.2023.2250727. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[10] "Sri Lankan Tamil women fighting for land 10 years after war ended". Al Jazeera. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[11] Robertson, Holly (7 July 2018). "From soldiers to housewives: Women who fought as Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka are forced into traditional roles". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[12] Joyce, Allison (8 March 2019). "The women clearing Sri Lanka's minefields - in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[13] Allardice, Lisa (14 June 2024). "'Don't read just one book about Sri Lanka': VV Ganeshananthan on her civil war novel". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

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