IRA

TERRORISM'S GEOGRAPHY

Hi guys, this post will be about the provisional IRA.

BACKGROUND:

The Provisional IRA were an active terrorist organization from 1969 to 2005. they were founded because when a catholic non-violent protest was happening Ulster Loyalists attacked the protest. they were an Irish paramilitary organization that sought to remove Northern Ireland from the UK and bring an independent republic encompassing all of Ireland. At first they were set up as a defence to the Republic but the had their first offence in 1971. They were the biggest and most involved republican paramilitary during the troubles. they called a final ceasefire in July 1997 and were disarmed in 2005.

GEOGRAPHY:

The provisional IRA only worked out of the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK.

my references:wikipedia