[131] [132] The Official IRA (OIRA) began its own armed campaign in reaction to the ongoing violence. The Provisional IRA's offensive campaign began in early 1971 when the Army Council sanctioned attacks on the British Army.

May 15, 2019 · Established in 1919 to halt British rule in Northern Ireland using armed forces, the Irish Republican Army, or IRA, fought for independence and a reunified republic—often in tandem with, but...

Armed soldiers launched dawn raids throughout Northern Ireland, arresting 342 people suspected of being involved with the IRA. Most of those arrested were Catholics who had no links with republican paramilitaries, and many reported that they and their families were beaten and threatened by soldiers.

In the early days of the Troubles (1969–72), the Provisional IRA was poorly armed, with only a handful of old weapons left over from the IRA's Border campaign of 1956–1962. The IRA had split in December 1969 into the Provisional IRA and Official IRA factions.

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Accordingly, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA), which had formed in 1969 and whose membership was growing, increased levels of violence against both the police and the Army.

The IRA plan for a united Ireland 1972 was the bloodiest year of the Troubles. But as the violence reached the new heights, all sides in the conflict were beginning to change.

The Irish Republican Army fails to protect Catholics from loyalist attacks in Belfast in 1969. The organisation splits as a result, with the Provisional IRA emerging.

5 days ago · The four armed IRA men were killed about 20 minutes after firing 60 shots at Coalisland police station – no-one was injured in the attack. SAS soldiers opened fire without warning when the lorry ...

Feb 9, 2015 · It included an armed insurgency against the state by elements of the Catholic or nationalist population, principally waged by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) , though it also included other republican factions, with the aim of creating a united independent Ireland.