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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nicjosh83" data-source="post: 24865064" data-attributes="member: 569114">Ceasefire Velupillai Prabhakaran, the reclusive leaderof the Tamil Tigers, with the new pilotsThe Tamil tigers had been planning an air wing for over a decade now, but most of these air assets have been built after the Norway-brokered ceasefire came into effect in 2002.Sri Lankan officials say these aircraft were shipped in part by part over many months. Some of the parts are said to be shipped with the foreign aid that was sent to the rebel held territories after the December 26, 2005 Tsunami.The Tigers Monday released pictures of their air wing for the first time. These pictures show pilots of the Tamil Eelam air force in the cockpit of the aircraft and the payload attached to the aircraft.The pictures also feature Velupillai Prabhakaranthe, the reclusive leader of the Tamil Tigers, posing with pilots and technicians of the air wing. Faces of the pilots have been obscured in the picturesLink - <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2007/03/2008525184856552419.html" target="_blank">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2007/03/2008525184856552419.html</a></blockquote>

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