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Sri Lanka Civil War

Gunboats, explosive boats (suicide boats), torpedoes; cannons and mortars, stealth boats, human torpedo attack weaponry, semi-submersibles, and submarines that belonged to the LTTE Sea Tigers and were captured by the Sri Lankan armed forces during the end of the of 26-year long civil war between the Sri Lankan Army and the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) are displayed in a area controlled by the Sri Lankan Army in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. This area was a submarine yard that was used by the Sea Tigers during the war. The Sea Tigers were the naval wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during the Sri Lankan Civil War. The Sea Tigers sunk at least 29 Sri Lankan small inshore patrol boats and one freighter. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#4388686
Date Taken	10 August 2017
Location	N/A
Photographer	Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto

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