Adaptive COIN in Sri Lanka: What Contributed to the Demise of the LTTE?

The Government of Sri Lanka declared victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009, putting an end to a conflict of thirty years. The sudden demise of the LTTE, one of the most ruthless yet successful insurgent organizations, is worth understanding. This thesis attempts to do this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chandradasa, Eranda Malaka
Other Authors: Borer, Douglas
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/7319