Tamils Rebel - Sri Lanka

May 1995
Sri Lanka is being torn apart by civil war as Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Senhalese clash once more. This report was filmed inside Tamil held territory and across the front line on the very day the war restarted. We travel from Anaranapuram to the town of Vavuniya, and across the front lines to the rebel held, Jaffna, where ordinary Tamils face a daily struggle. Tamil radio blares out news of the war on the streets of Jaffna. A 70 year old man flees his home, loading all his possessions onto a truck. Heavily laden civilians walk across a lagoon at night. It's watched by snipers, but is the only route open between north and south. At the Tamil headquarters women fighter 'Tigresses' train for war. "We will lay down our lives for Tamil Eelam," says one. Their willingness for martyrdom has earned the Tamil Tigers a fearsome reputation. A Tamil leader explains that inhuman treatment of Tamils caused the renewed fighting. We interview the father of one of the suicide Tamil 'Tigresses' whose attack on two Sri Lankan navy ships sparked off the fighting. She was just 22 but her tearful father speaks proudly of her sacrifice. The Tamils are determined to exert their rights and are well prepared to use force.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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[Hindusthaan]

God bless the beautiful island of Shri Lanka. God bless Tamils-Sinhaleese alike. Thankfully, the war is over but hearts should come together again, for the bright future.

[suffered2by]

if it was ltte, can they go through army check point? do you think we can beleive anything what u say?? mate..whatever bad things happen in srilanka, its happening with the support of the GoSL!!! so SL is not a safe place for TAMILS.

[lnpkural]

Sinhalese army war crimes exposed :

warwithoutwitness . c o m

[sankumaraya]

Tamils are the predators in Sri Lanka. Watch this qqdW2auRlo4

[MrIrishrover2011]

these adverts piss me off

[tamildeztiny]

30years ago you had everything ?? what we had was that we were living in our own houses in own land untill ltte came & made us all refugees. The same treatment today from Sinhalese was even since 1948 continude 30 years back free medication + free education . Never know history and truth. Just shut your ass and stop commenting. ltte gave nothing only death!

by the way don't disguise yourself as Tamil. You're not. Every know it.

[Sankartpr]

@centrino987

You are a bastard now.