New factor in an all but forgotten war

Tigers take fight to new level with first air raid : Mail & Guardian Online :
"The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said their first ever airborne attack was carried out by two light fixed-wing aircraft against the Katunayake air base where the military's supersonic aircraft fleet is located."

The Tamil Tigers now have an air arm. Already the only insurgency with a navy (they claim to have inspired the attack on the USS Cole), the Tigers 35 year quest to partition Sri Lanka has already cost more than 60,000 lives. This adds a whole new dimension to counter-insurgency operations.