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In which year did a major LTTE ambush occur?

  • 1987

  • 1983

  • 1985

  • 1991

Answer

In 1983, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a militant group fighting for an independent Tamil state in Sri Lanka, carried out a significant ambush on the Sri Lankan military in Jaffna. This pivotal event represented a turning point in the conflict, marking the escalation of the decades-long civil war between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government.
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