The shadowy British unit that took the dirty war to the IRA
As an independent investigation into a double agent named ‘Stakeknife’ draws to a close, families seeking answers may soon ...
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Security forces in the Troubles
During this period the security forces were central to the conflict, with agencies from the British Army and the Royal Ulster Constabulary to MI5 and the SAS engaged in a 'dirty war' with ...
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The Curragh Crisis, March 1914
To summarise the events, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in Ireland, Sir Arthur Paget returned from briefings on the military reinforcement of Ulster which had been held in London on ...
Use of lethal force in killing of four IRA men by SAS soldiers was not justified, High Court rules
Kevin Barry O'Donnell, 21, Sean O'Farrell, 23, Peter Clancy, 19, and Daniel Vincent, 20 - were shot and killed on 16 February ...
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British Army In Northern Ireland
On 14th August, 1969, the British Army first appeared on the streets of ... Interview with Ken Magennis, Ulster Unionist. Interview with Séamus Mallon, Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic ...
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Sinn Féin accuse British Government of ‘veil of secrecy’ 50 years after death of IRA member
UDR and UVF is believed to have been responsible for up to 120 murders in the Mid Ulster area in the 1970s. It was also previously alleged that the murdered British Army Captain Robert Nairac was ...
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UK high court rules British military was “not justified” in 1992 IRA killings
The Coroner's Court in Northern Ireland ruled on Thursday that the use of lethal force by the British Special Air Service (SAS) in 1992 was 'not justified' when it resulted in the killing of four ...