Upsurging People's Force
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The Upsurging People's Force is a militant group in Sri Lanka
. The group was unknown until February 2006, when it claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Sri Lankan army and navy cadre in the north and east of Sri Lanka in December 2005 and January 2006. It claimed responsibility for a series of further claymore mine attacks on soldiers and police officers on 15 April 2006, but has not issued any public communiques since then.
The group is accused by the Sri Lankan government of being a front for the LTTE
, and its attacks are therefore attributed to the LTTE by the Sri Lankan Government. The LTTE and the Force disclaim any connection, and say that the Force was formed spontaneously by Tamils who were tired of the fact that the peace process had not stopped their suffering.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. The group was unknown until February 2006, when it claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Sri Lankan army and navy cadre in the north and east of Sri Lanka in December 2005 and January 2006. It claimed responsibility for a series of further claymore mine attacks on soldiers and police officers on 15 April 2006, but has not issued any public communiques since then.
The group is accused by the Sri Lankan government of being a front for the LTTE
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a separatist militant organization formerly based in northern Sri Lanka. Founded in May 1976 by Vellupillai Prabhakaran, it waged a violent secessionist and nationalist campaign to create an independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka for Tamil...
, and its attacks are therefore attributed to the LTTE by the Sri Lankan Government. The LTTE and the Force disclaim any connection, and say that the Force was formed spontaneously by Tamils who were tired of the fact that the peace process had not stopped their suffering.