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    Operation Demetrius was a British Army operation in Northern Ireland on 9–10 August 1971, during the Troubles. It involved the mass arrest and internment...
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    by Demetrius Flenory and one in Los Angeles to handle incoming shipments from Mexico run by Terry Flenory. The Black Mafia Family under Demetrius Flenory...
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    Demetrius Edward Flenory Jr. (born April 22, 2000) is an American actor and rapper. He rose to fame portraying his father, Demetrius Flenory of Black Mafia...
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  • deployment grew after incidents such as the Falls Curfew (1970), Operation Demetrius (1971) and Bloody Sunday (1972). In their efforts to defeat the IRA...
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    Ballymurphy massacre (category British Army in Operation Banner)
    civilians in Ballymurphy, Belfast, Northern Ireland, as part of Operation Demetrius (internment without trial). The shootings were later referred to...
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    later abandoned. Following the introduction of internment in 1971, Operation Demetrius was implemented by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and British...
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  • Paddy McGuigan of the Barleycorn folk group in the aftermath of Operation Demetrius. The song describes police raids in Northern Ireland by British security...
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  • Operation Motorman was a large operation carried out by the British Army (HQ Northern Ireland) in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The operation...
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  • civilians and apologised to the victims. It also announced that "all military operations have been suspended". The group came under intense pressure to end its...
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  • Bloody Sunday (1972) (category British Army in Operation Banner)
    arrest operation was codenamed 'Operation Forecast'. The Saville Report criticised Ford for choosing the Parachute Regiment for the operation, as it had...
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  • harsh and biased treatment of their community, especially after Operation Demetrius (the introduction of internment). The Belfast Telegraph reported...
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    rejected an attempted derogation. Operation Demetrius—Internees arrested without trial pursuant to "Operation Demetrius" could not complain to the European...
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  • Warrenpoint ambush (category British Army in Operation Banner)
    Ireland: Britain's Air Arms and the 'Bandit Country' of South Armagh, Operation Banner 1969–2007. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-5267-2155-6. Bowyer Bell,...
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    Ireland civil rights movement 1969 NI riots 1970 Falls Curfew 1971 Operation Demetrius Ballymurphy massacre McGurk's Bar bombing Balmoral showroom bombing...
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    conflict is frequently compared. Operation Motorman, the military operation for the surge, was the biggest military operation in Ireland since the Irish War...
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  • Scottish missionary's report. In 1971, Corden-Lloyd took part in Operation Demetrius. He was awarded the Military Cross for distinguished service in Northern...
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    Derry. The government introduced internment on 9 August 1971 in Operation Demetrius. In response, barricades were again erected around Free Derry. This...
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    be seen as negotiators between the British Army and the IRA since Operation Demetrius; they "lent gravitas, even legitimacy, to republican negotiations...
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  • conflict in Northern Ireland from 1966 to 1998, and notably so during Operation Demetrius. In the prison Long Kesh, now known as Maze, prisoners were subjected...
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  • Matthew's Falls Curfew Crossmaglen bombing Scottish soldiers' killings Operation Demetrius Ballymurphy massacre Newry killings Red Lion Pub bombing McGurk's...
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  • Matthew's Falls Curfew Crossmaglen bombing Scottish soldiers' killings Operation Demetrius Ballymurphy massacre Newry killings Red Lion Pub bombing McGurk's...
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    Ireland civil rights movement 1969 NI riots 1970 Falls Curfew 1971 Operation Demetrius Ballymurphy massacre McGurk's Bar bombing Balmoral showroom bombing...
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  • – Internment without trial is introduced in Northern Ireland. In Operation Demetrius, over 300 republicans are 'lifted' in pre-dawn raids. Some loyalists...
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  • drink. They were first used in Northern Ireland in 1971 as part of Operation Demetrius – the mass arrest and internment of people ostensibly suspected of...
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  • said: "Their intention was to inflict casualties. The only mistake in the operation was that the bomb went off before the parade arrived". Many Irish nationalists...
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    selected the volunteers who would constitute the ASU for the England bombing operation, which was scheduled to take place on 8 March 1973, the same day that...
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    prison ships, which included HMS Maidstone, used as a prison during Operation Demetrius in the 1970s, HMS Argenta, in use as a prison in the 1920s, and a...
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  • Farrell were shot dead by the Special Air Service (SAS) in Gibraltar, in Operation Flavius. The three had allegedly been preparing a bomb attack on British...
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    Matthew's Falls Curfew Crossmaglen bombing Scottish soldiers' killings Operation Demetrius Ballymurphy massacre Newry killings Red Lion Pub bombing McGurk's...
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    pp. 21–50. Published online 9 January 2008. Also available at ResearchGate. "Operation Banner: An analysis of military operations in Northern Ireland"...
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