41.   The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who accuse the majority Sinhalese of widespread discrimination, have been fighting for a separate Tamil homeland in the north and east.

42.   The peninsula is crucial territory because it is a traditional Tamil homeland.

43.   The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels are fighting to carve out a Tamil homeland in northern and eastern Sri Lanka.

44.   The rebels are at large in neighboring Sri Lankan, where they are fighting for a Tamil homeland.

45.   The rebels are fighting for an independent Tamil homeland for the minority Tamils saying they are discriminated against in Sinhalese-majority Sri Lanka.

46.   The rebels are fighting for an independent Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka.

47.   The rebels have been fighting for a Tamil homeland where they say the minority Tamils will not be discriminated against by the majority Sinhalese.

48.   The rebels have often been accused of using child combatants in their fight for an independent Tamil homeland in northeastern Sri Lanka.

49.   The rebels say a Tamil homeland will end the discrimination they allegedly face from the majority Sinhalese.

50.   The party favors a negotiated settlement of the Tamil homeland issue and calls for greater political autonomy for Tamil areas.