List of attacks attributed to the LTTE
The following is a list of chronological attacks attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, commonly known as the Tamil Tigers. The attacks include massacres, bombings, robberies, ethnic cleansing, military battles and assassinations of civilian and military targets. The LTTE is a separatist militant group that fought for a separate Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka between 1976 and 2009. The rebel group has been banned by 30 countries, including the United States, Canada, India and the 27 member nations of the European Union.
In opposition to this list, there is also the List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces.
Notable and deadliest attacks
Attacks by decade
Below are the deadliest attacks from each decade.1970s
;1979| Date | Attack | Location | Sinhalese | Tamils | Muslims | Death toll | Sources |
| S. A. Emmanuel of Chankanai, Thaadi Thangarajah of Kondavil, A. Krishnagol of Velvettiturai, T. Poopalasingham of Chunnakam and A. Sivarajah of Thondamannar are executed by the LTTE for providing evidence against them to the police. | Jaffna District | 5 | 5 | ||||
| PC Gnanasambandan, PC Sivanesan, Inspector Guruswamy, S. Swarnarajah and his wife are executed by the LTTE. | Jaffna District | 5 | 5 |
1980s
;1985| Date | Attack | Location | Sinhalese | Tamils | Muslims | Death toll | Sources |
| 14 May | Anuradhapura massacre: LTTE gunmen shoot dead 146 Sinhalese civilians and injure 85 others as they were praying at Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, a sacred Buddhist shrine in Anuradhapura. | Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura District | 146 | 146 |
1990s
;1990| Date | Attack | Location | Sinhalese | Tamils | Muslims | Death toll | Sources |
| 11 June | 1990 massacre of Sri Lankan Police officers: Over 600 unarmed police officers are shot dead by the LTTE in Police Stations across eastern Sri Lanka | Eastern Province | 600–774 | 600–774 |
2000s
;2006| Date | Attack | Location | Sinhalese | Tamils | Muslims | Death toll | Sources |
| 16 October | 2006 Digampathana bombing: A suicide bomber in a truck kills 103 Sri Lanka Navy sailors on buses going on, or returning from, leave at a transit point and wounds over 150 other sailors. Several civilians may also have died. | Digampathana, North Central Province | 103 | 103 |