Provisional Irish Republican Army

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Irish republican organization non-state armed group paramilitary organization

The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and played a central role in the conflict known as the Troubles.

Aliases (6)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Irish republican organization → non-state armed group → paramilitary organization →
activePeriod	late 1960s–1990s →
announcedEndOfArmedCampaign	2005 →
areaOfOperations	Great Britain → Republic of Ireland → continental Europe →
classificationByUK	terrorist organisation →
classificationByUS	foreign terrorist organization →
conflict	The Troubles →
country	Ireland →
dateFounded	1969 →
declaredCeasefire	1994 →
disarmament	completed decommissioning of weapons in 2005 →
fundingSource	criminal activities → donations from sympathisers abroad →
goal	end British rule in Northern Ireland → unite Ireland as a single independent republic →
ideology	Irish nationalism → Irish republicanism → left-wing nationalism →
involvedIn	Northern Ireland peace process →
notableEvent	Bloody Friday bombings in Belfast in 1972 → Brighton hotel bombing in 1984 → Docklands bombing in London in 1996 → Warrenpoint ambush in 1979 →
opponent	British Army → Royal Ulster Constabulary → Ulster Defence Association → Ulster Volunteer Force → Ulster loyalist paramilitaries → United Kingdom →
organizationalStructure	Army Council leadership body → cell-based structure →
partOf	Irish republican movement →
placeFounded	Ireland → Northern Ireland →
politicalWing	Sinn Féin →
primaryAreaOfOperations	Northern Ireland →
religiousBackgroundOfBase	predominantly Catholic →
resumedCeasefire	1997 →
separatedFrom	Official Irish Republican Army →
supportedBy	Irish-American republican groups →
usedTactics	ambushes → assassinations → bombings → guerrilla warfare → kidnappings → punishment beatings → punishment shootings →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Birmingham pub bombings → Bloody Friday → Bloody Friday ("Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade") → Enniskillen bombing →	perpetrator
Official Irish Republican Army → Official republican movement ("Provisional IRA") →	distinguishedFrom
Red Hand Commando → Ulster Defence Association ("Provisional IRA") →	opposedTo
Sinn Féin →	associatedWith
Ulster Defence Regiment →	engagedWith
Redwood Original ("True IRA (at times)") →	hasAllies
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma →	killedBy
Bobby Sands →	memberOf
Bobby Sands →	movement
Operation Banner →	opponent
Irish National Liberation Army →	opposedOrganization
Custom House attack ("Irish Republican Army Dublin Brigade") →	organisedBy
The Troubles →	participant
Kingsmill massacre ("South Armagh Republican Action Force") →	perpetratorClaimed
Omagh bombing ("Provisional Irish Republican Army (as contrast to dissident Real IRA)") →	relatedOrganization
the Officials ("Provisional IRA") →	separatedFrom
Bobby Sands ("Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade") →	servedIn
Kingsmill massacre →	suspectedPerpetrator