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IRA SPLINTER GROUPS . Irish National Liberation army By Ellia and Tashya . When and why did they begin ? . Formed in 1975 Military wing of the Irish Republican Socialist Party which split from the Official IRA (OIRA) due to its cease fire in 1972 Belief in Marxist Ideology . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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IRA SPLINTER GROUPS
Irish National Liberation army
By Ellia and Tashya
Formed in 1975 Military wing of the Irish Republican Socialist
Party which split from the Official IRA (OIRA) due to its cease fire in 1972
Belief in Marxist Ideology
When and why did they begin ?
Active in Belfast and the border
areas of Northern Ireland - carried out bombings, assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings, extortion, and robberies.
Bombing of Ballykelly pub that killed 17 people in 1982
Gunmen shot dead Billy Wright who was the notorious leader of the protestant "loyalist" terrorist group as he was serving a sentence in Northern Irelands Maze prison in December 1997
Targets include British military, Northern Ireland security targets, and loyalist paramilitary groups
Responsible for any bombings/attacks?
Experts say these days that the
INLA is known more for its participation in the drug trade and other criminal activities than it is for outright terrorism.
Least active of the splinter groups
Announced ceasefire in August 1998
Continues to carry out occasional attacks and punishment beatings