Real Irish Republican Army
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The Real Irish Republican Army is a dissident Irish republican paramilitary group that split from the Provisional IRA and is best known for its violent opposition to the Northern Ireland peace process.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Real Irish Republican Army canonical | 5 |
| True IRA | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dissident republican group
ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
2000s
ⓘ
2010s ⓘ late 1990s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
RIRA
ⓘ
Real IRA ⓘ |
| claimsContinuityWith | Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy |
Canada
ⓘ
European Union ⓘ Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| founded | 1997 ⓘ |
| goal |
end of British rule in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
united Ireland ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish republicanism
ⓘ
physical-force republicanism ⓘ |
| inspiredFormationOf |
IRA
ⓘ
surface form:
New IRA
|
| notableAttack | Omagh bombing ⓘ |
| Omagh bombing |
1998
ⓘ
County Tyrone ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| Omagh bombingDeaths | 29 ⓘ |
| Omagh bombingInjured | over 200 ⓘ |
| opposes |
Good Friday Agreement
ⓘ
Northern Ireland peace process ⓘ |
| perpetrated | Omagh bombing ⓘ |
| positionOnCeasefire | opposed Provisional IRA ceasefire ⓘ |
| positionOnGoodFridayAgreement | rejected agreement ⓘ |
| regionOfOperation |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Ireland
|
| splitFrom | Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| status |
dissident faction of Irish republican movement
ⓘ
largely fragmented ⓘ |
| tactics |
car bombings
ⓘ
improvised explosive devices ⓘ mortars ⓘ shootings ⓘ |
| targets |
British security forces
ⓘ
civilians ⓘ economic targets ⓘ police in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| usedCoverName | Óglaigh na hÉireann ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
True IRA
this entity surface form:
True IRA