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Who won the war between the IRA and the British army?
Ira all the way
Why did the events of Bloody Sunday increase IRA membership?
After seeing 13 innocent people being killed by the British army, there was a lot of anger at them. This caused some people to consider taking radical actions and so they joined the IRA.
Why did the Irish Republican Army (IRA)engaged in terrorist attacks?
The IRA engaged the occupying British forces militarily to create a situation in which the British people would desire the removal of the forces.
How did Bloody Sunday help the IRA?
It's main help to them was that as a result of the anger of people at the British Army for what had happened, the IRA got a lot of new recruits and supporters.
Who are the targets of the Irish Republican Army?
The targets of the IRA were in 1969 the British Army the RUC the B Specials & the British Establishment. They also murdered many thousands of innocent men, women and children.
What is the difference between the Official Irish Republican Army and the Provisional Irish Republican Army?
The Provisional Irish republican army (IRA), was formed in 1969 after it split from the Official Irish republican army (OIRA) over the OIRAs failure to protect Irish nationalist areas from attack by british loyalists and the police the Royal ulster constabulary (RUC). The Real Irish republican army (RIRA) split from the provisional IRA in 1997 after the IRA called a ceasefire and entered into the northern Ireland peace process. The Real IRA (RIRA) continue to use armed struggle to free northern Ireland from british rule, they attack british military, political and economic targets throughout northern Ireland and are believed to be preparing to bomb the british mainland. The Provisional IRA have ceased their armed campaign, have decommisioned most of their weapons and have moved into peaceful politics through their political party Sinn Fein. The Real IRA regard the provisionals as sell outs of republicanism and believe themselves to be the legitimate army in the struggle for Irish freedom. In short, the Real IRA are still fighting, the Provisional IRA have stopped.
Why did tha IRA kill soldiers?
The IRA (Irish Republican Army) killed soldiers as part of their campaign for Irish independence from British rule. They saw the British soldiers as occupiers and legitimate targets in their armed struggle. The conflict between the IRA and the British army was a key aspect of the Troubles, a period of intense violence in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to the late 1990s.
Who was the bigger organization the mafia or the IRA?
the ira would destroy the mafia if the british army couldn't defeat the ira then how would a few fat mobsters sitting around a table eating pasta defeat them and every single ira member is highly trained to be a killer
Why was ulster so hard to conquer?
The reason the Irish failed to take Ulster back is because the people of Ulster didn't want to be Irish, they died and resisted, the British army which was sent over caused major drama creating opposing militia groups such as the IRA, anyone who wanted British rule was at constant threat from the IRA but the IRA were under threat from the British army, search up "go home British soldiers" it is a rebel song. Ireland never got Ulster back because nobody wanted them to.
IRA is a terroist group from where?
IRA stands for Irish Republican Army, so the IRA is from Ireland.
What are two of the subsets that the Irish Republican Army splintered into?
the "Official IRA" and the "Provisional IRA" which then split into the "Real IRA" and the "Continuity IRA"
What is the name of the organization that waged war against British control in Northern Ireland?
You are referring to the Irish Republican Army, commonly known as the IRA.
