111.   The separatists are fighting for a homeland for the minority Tamils, saying they are discriminated against by the Sinhalese majority.

112.   The Tigers, who accuse the Sinhalese majority of discriminating against Tamils, denied involvement, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported.

113.   The Sinhalese majority controls the government and the military, and the Tamils accuse it of widespread discrimination against the Tamil minority.

114.   The separatist rebels accuse the Sinhalese majority of oppressing the Tamil minority.

115.   The Sinhalese majority controls the government and the military, and the Tamils accuse it of widespread discrimination against them.

116.   The Sinhalese majority is mostly Buddhist.

117.   The Tamil guerrillas say that a homeland is the only way to end discrimination by the Sinhalese majority.

118.   The Tamil Tiger guerrillas are fighting for an independent homeland in the north for minority Tamils, claiming they are discriminated against by the Sinhalese majority.

119.   The Tamil Tigers are scheduled to hold peace talks with the Sinhalese majority government next month in Thailand.

120.   The Tamils claim they face discrimination from the Sinhalese majority, which controls the government and the military.