14 Intelligence Company
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14 Intelligence Company was a covert British Army unit that conducted undercover surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 14 Intelligence Company canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army unit
ⓘ
covert military intelligence unit ⓘ |
| activeDuringPeriod |
height of the Troubles
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | Crown forces ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
counter-terrorism intelligence
ⓘ
covert surveillance tradecraft ⓘ |
| branch |
Intelligence Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army Intelligence Corps
|
| conflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
intelligence preparation for security operations
ⓘ
support to arrests of suspected paramilitaries ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| locationOfOperation | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| mission |
provide actionable intelligence to security forces
ⓘ
support counter-insurgency operations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deep-cover operations in hostile urban areas
ⓘ
long-term surveillance of suspected paramilitaries ⓘ |
| operatedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| operatedIn | both republican and loyalist areas ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment |
rural border areas
ⓘ
urban ⓘ |
| operationalSecurityLevel | highly classified ⓘ |
| partOf |
Intelligence Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army Intelligence Corps
|
| primaryTarget |
Irish republican paramilitary organizations
ⓘ
loyalist paramilitary organizations ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high ⓘ |
| role |
intelligence gathering
ⓘ
undercover surveillance ⓘ |
| service | British Army ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books on British intelligence during the Troubles
ⓘ
media reports on British covert operations in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| surveillanceMethods |
physical surveillance
ⓘ
static observation posts ⓘ technical surveillance support ⓘ vehicle surveillance ⓘ |
| taskingAuthority |
British intelligence
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom intelligence community
higher British Army command in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| theatre | Northern Ireland conflict ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation |
close-target reconnaissance
ⓘ
covert operations ⓘ human intelligence operations ⓘ |
| usedCoverIdentities | yes ⓘ |
| usedPlainClothes | yes ⓘ |
| usedUnmarkedVehicles | yes ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Royal Ulster Constabulary
ⓘ
Special Air Service ⓘ other British Army units in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Special Reconnaissance Regiment