In order to finance their armed campaigns during the Troubles (1969–1998), both Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitaries engaged in numerous...
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Sunday in 1972. The main participants in the Troubles were republican paramilitaries such as the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Irish...
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Terrorism (redirect from Terrorism in Asia)
within the British Isles than overseas donations, including Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and NORAID (see Paramilitary finances in the Troubles for more...
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This is a timeline of the events and actions during the Troubles that were carried out in Great Britain, the vast majority of which were carried out by...
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Ulster loyalism (redirect from Loyalist paramilitaries)
enroachment into their areas. Loyalist paramilitaries were responsible for 29% of all deaths in the Troubles, and were responsible for about 48% of all...
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Troubles. The Troubles – historical ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern...
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Disappeared (Northern Ireland) (redirect from The disappeared (The Troubles))
which occurred during the Troubles. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) is in charge of locating the remaining bodies,...
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bombings related to the Northern Ireland "Troubles" and their aftermath. It includes bombings that took place in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland...
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Since the early 1970s, extrajudicial punishment attacks have been carried out by Ulster loyalist and Irish republican paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland...
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Operation Banner (redirect from British Troops in Northern Ireland)
Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 2007, as part of the Troubles. It was the longest...
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Military Reaction Force (redirect from Freds (paramilitary))
counterinsurgency unit of the British Army active in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The unit was formed during the summer of 1971 and operated...
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From 1969 until 1997, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) conducted an armed paramilitary campaign primarily in Northern Ireland and England,...
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Irish National Liberation Army (category Proscribed paramilitary organisations in the Republic of Ireland)
The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA, Irish: Arm Saoirse Náisiúnta na hÉireann) is an Irish republican socialist paramilitary group formed on 8 December...
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encompassing all of Ireland. It was the most active republican paramilitary group during the Troubles. It argued that the all-island Irish Republic continued...
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Irish republicanism (redirect from Irish republican paramilitaries)
1969. This prompted paramilitaries: republicans assembled under the Provisional Irish Republican Army, who waged a campaign against the British state for...
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Project MUSE. McLoone, Martin (2009). "Film, Television and the Troubles" (PDF). Troubles Archive. Gillespie, Gordon (3 October 2020). "Films". Shared...
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was setting up paramilitary operations there to wage war against the British State's presence in the island of Ireland in the form of the Northern Ireland...
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the current head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A Janjaweed leader from the Rizeigat tribe in Darfur, he was the Deputy head of the Transitional...
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republican paramilitaries. One statistical breakdown of Troubles deaths showed that 105 people lost their lives in the Republic of Ireland, meaning that the death...
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Official Irish Republican Army (redirect from The Official Irish Republican Army)
The Official Irish Republican Army or Official IRA (OIRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) was an Irish republican paramilitary group whose goal was to remove...
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The Provisional IRA in the Republic of Ireland was very active in the country during the Troubles (1969–1998). The country was seen as a safe haven for...
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Warrenpoint ambush (redirect from The Troubles in Warrenpoint)
over twenty were seriously injured, making it the deadliest attack on the British Army during the Troubles. An English civilian was also killed and an Irish...
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The Irish People's Liberation Organisation was a small Irish socialist republican paramilitary organisation formed in 1986 by disaffected and expelled...
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Michael Flannery (category People of the Irish War of Independence)
republican who fought in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. He supported the Provisional IRA during The Troubles and was a founder of...
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Greysteel massacre (redirect from The Troubles in Greysteel)
Northern Ireland. Members of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), a loyalist paramilitary group, opened fire on civilians in a crowded pub during a Halloween...
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The following is a list of books about the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Baldy, F. Tom (1997). The Battle for Ulster: A Study of Internal Security. Diane...
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1973 Old Bailey bombing (category Terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom in 1973)
time the bomb at the Old Bailey went off. This was the Provisional IRA's first major attack in England since the Troubles began in the late 1960s. One...
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Milltown Cemetery attack (category The Troubles in Belfast)
keep watch from the sidelines. This decision was not made public. Michael Stone was an Ulster loyalist and a member of the paramilitary Ulster Defence...
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Operation Motorman (category The Troubles in Belfast)
the British Army (HQ Northern Ireland) in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The operation took place in the early hours of 31 July 1972 with the aim...
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Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (category Political organizations based in the United States)
also defined the county sheriff as the highest "legitimate" authority in the country, and was characterized by paramilitary figures and the promotion of...
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