Suicide bombings have also become a tactic in Chechnya , first being used in the conflict in 2000 in Alkhan Kala . A number of suicide attacks have also occurred in Russia as a result of the Chechen conflict , notably including the Moscow theater hostage crisis in 2002 to the Beslan school hostage crisis in 2004 . The 2010 Moscow Metro bombings are also believed to result from the Chechen conflict . During the Sri Lankan Civil War , which raged on and off from 1983 to 2009 , between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) , The LTTE pioneered the use of suicide bombing and perfected it with the use of male/female suicide bombers both on and off battlefield ; use of explosive-filled boats for suicide attacks on military shipping ; use of light aircraft filled with explosives for targeting military installations
Moscow theater hostage crisis
Moscow theater hostage crisis
Insurgency weapons and tactics