31.   The Liberation Tigers for Tamil Eelam is fighting for an independent Tamil homeland and has been blamed for previous assassinations of prominent Sri Lankan leaders and moderate Tamils.

32.   The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are fighting for a Tamil homeland in the north and east to escape what they call discrimination by the majority Sinhalese.

33.   The government hopes local councils in the Jaffna region will help isolate militants demanding an independent Tamil homeland in northern and eastern Sri Lanka.

34.   The main force fighting for an ethnic Tamil homeland has been driven across a broad lagoon into the jungles of the Sri Lankan mainland.

35.   The government spends a quarter of its budget on fighting the guerrillas, who want an independent Tamil homeland in the north and the east.

36.   The group is fighting for a Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka, an island country in the Indian Ocean.

37.   The guerrillas are fighting for a Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka.

38.   The guerrillas are demanding a Tamil homeland to end disparities and discrimination they claim are inflicted by the majority Sinalese.

39.   The heart of a would-be Tamil homeland is a bombed-out ruin.

40.   The LTTE considers anyone opposed to the idea of an independent Tamil homeland as an enemy.