▁found ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁can ▁be ▁mainly ▁categor ized ▁in ▁to ▁eth no - n ational ist ▁terror ism , ▁left ▁wing ▁terror ism ▁and ▁state ▁terror ism . ▁The ▁Liber ation ▁Tig ers ▁of ▁T amil ▁E el am ▁( LT TE ) ▁ ▁and ▁Jan ath a ▁V im uk th i ▁Per am una ▁( J VP ) ▁are ▁mainly ▁accused ▁of ▁the ▁destruction ▁caused ▁by ▁terror ism ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁L T TE , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁T amil ▁Tig ers ▁is ▁a ▁dead ly ▁extrem ist ▁milit ant ▁group ▁that ▁has ▁launched ▁a ▁campaign ▁of ▁violence ▁and ▁blood sh ed ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁to ▁se ize ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁from ▁the ▁Sin hal ese ▁eth nic ▁majority ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁independent ▁T amil ▁state . ▁This ▁campaign ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Civil ▁War , ▁which ▁ran ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁L T TE ▁was ▁decis ively ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Military . ▁Jan ath a ▁V im uk th i ▁Per am una ▁is ▁a ▁Marx ist - Len in ist , ▁commun ist ▁party , ▁which ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁two ▁armed ▁u pr is ings ▁against ▁the ▁r uling ▁govern ments ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁( SL FP ) ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 8 9 ▁( UN P ). ▁After ▁the ▁two ▁un success ful ▁ins urre ctions ▁the