Provisional IRA bombing campaign

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armed campaign bombing campaign component of the Troubles terrorist campaign

The Provisional IRA bombing campaign was a sustained series of explosive attacks carried out primarily in Northern Ireland and Britain during the Troubles, aimed at pressuring the British government and advancing Irish republican political goals.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Irish Republican Army actions	1
Provisional IRA campaign in England	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed campaign ⓘ bombing campaign ⓘ component of the Troubles ⓘ terrorist campaign ⓘ
carriedOutBy	Provisional Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ
endedBy	Provisional IRA ceasefire of 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ Provisional IRA ceasefire of 1997 NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	1997 ⓘ late 1990s ⓘ
goal	Irish reunification ⓘ end of British rule in Northern Ireland ⓘ pressure the British government ⓘ support Irish republican political objectives ⓘ
influenced	Good Friday Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland peace process NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedTo	Sinn Féin political strategy ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ continental Europe ⓘ
notableEvent	Baltic Exchange bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ Birmingham pub bombings NERFINISHED ⓘ Bishopsgate bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ Bloody Friday bombings NERFINISHED ⓘ Brighton hotel bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ Deal barracks bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ Guildford pub bombings NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyde Park bombing (1982) NERFINISHED ⓘ London Docklands bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ M62 coach bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester bombing (1996) NERFINISHED ⓘ Regent’s Park bombing (1982) NERFINISHED ⓘ Warrenpoint ambush (bomb component) NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ British government NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Ulster Constabulary NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Provisional IRA armed campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
perpetratorOrganization	Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Provisional IRA Derry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Provisional IRA England Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	economic disruption in Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ increased security measures in the United Kingdom ⓘ significant civilian casualties ⓘ significant property damage ⓘ
startTime	1969 ⓘ late 1960s ⓘ
tactic	economic targeting ⓘ infrastructure attacks ⓘ urban bombing ⓘ warning phone calls ⓘ
usedWeapon	car bombs ⓘ improvised explosive devices ⓘ incendiary devices ⓘ time bombs ⓘ truck bombs ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bloody Friday bombings in Belfast in 1972 → partOf → Provisional IRA bombing campaign ⓘ

1996 Manchester bombing → partOf → Provisional IRA bombing campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Provisional IRA campaign in England

Custom House attack (Dublin) → category → Provisional IRA bombing campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army actions