EU to ban renegade LTTE faction too
The European Union is poised to blacklist a group of breakaway rebels locked in a bitter feud with the island's Tamil Tigers, a senior diplomat said yesterday, similar to a new terror ban against the mainstream group.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who were banned by the 25-nation bloc last week amid a rash of violence that many fear could rekindle a two-decade civil war, accuse the military of helping a band of former comrades led by a commander called Karuna.
The feud is seen as the biggest obstacle to jumpstarting stalled peace talks, which the Tigers have pulled out of indefinitely, and averting a slide back to full-blown war.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "The EU member states have requested the investigation and preparation of a dossier with the intention of listing the former part of the LTTE now known as the Karuna group," the diplomat told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
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