▁tact ics ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁Tig ers ▁of ▁T amil ▁E el am ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁spe cially , ▁their ▁attacks ▁to ▁civil ian ▁targets , ▁use ▁of ▁child ▁soldiers ▁and ▁suic ide ▁bomb ings ▁resulted ▁in ▁them ▁listing ▁as ▁a ▁terror ist ▁organization ▁in ▁ 3 2 ▁countries , ▁including ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁India , ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁member ▁nations ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁The ▁L T TE ▁was ▁pro scri bed ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁after ▁their ▁attack ▁to ▁the ▁temple ▁of ▁the ▁to oth , ▁a ▁highly ▁sacred ▁Buddh ist ▁shr ine ▁and ▁a ▁UN ES CO ▁world ▁her itage ▁site . ▁The ▁police ▁and ▁home ▁gu ards ▁ret ali ated ▁for ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁the ▁To oth ▁attack ▁by ▁mass ac ring ▁eight ▁T amil ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁T amp al ak am am ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Later ▁the ▁L T TE ▁was ▁pro scri bed ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁government ▁formally ▁declared ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 5 - year ▁civil ▁war ▁after ▁the ▁army ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁island ▁and ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁T amil ▁Tig ers , ▁Vel up illa i ▁P rab h ak aran . ▁ ▁Islam ic ▁terror ism ▁▁ ▁National ▁Th ow he eth