RIRA
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Irish republican paramilitary group
dissident republican paramilitary organization
terrorist organization
RIRA is a dissident Irish republican paramilitary organization that split from the Provisional IRA and is known for its armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Real Irish Republican Army | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican paramilitary group
ⓘ
dissident republican paramilitary organization ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Real IRA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Óglaigh na hÉireann (Real IRA faction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedCampaignAgainst |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British security forces ⓘ Police Service of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Ulster Constabulary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesCaused | 29 people killed in Omagh bombing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ireland
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1998-08-15 ⓘ |
| declaredCeasefire |
1998 (temporary, after Omagh bombing)
ⓘ
2010 (claimed end to armed campaign) ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy |
European Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| factionOf | dissident Irish republican movement ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| goal |
end of British sovereignty in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
united Ireland ⓘ |
| hasSplitOffGroups | New IRA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ republican socialism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Irish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Irish Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAttack | Omagh bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British rule in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Good Friday Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ Provisional IRA ceasefire ⓘ participation of Sinn Féin in power-sharing institutions ⓘ peace process in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| recruitsFrom | Irish republican communities ⓘ |
| responsibilityClaim | Omagh bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | RIRA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splitFrom | Provisional Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | largely inactive as centralized organization after 2010 ⓘ |
| usesCoverName | Óglaigh na hÉireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTactics |
armed attacks
ⓘ
bombings ⓘ shootings ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.