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Irish Republican Army
McSmith, Andy. “Shankill Road Bombing: The History of Collusion Between MI5 and the IRA.” The Independent, 26 Jan. 2016, www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/shankill-road-bombing-the-history-of-collusion-between-mi5-and-the-ira-a6833586.html.
John_Dorney. Weapons of the Irish Revolution, Part II, the War of Independence 1919-21 – the Irish Story. 11 May 2015, www.theirishstory.com/2015/05/11/weapons-of-the-irish-revolution-part-ii-the-war-of-independence-1919-21/#.ZEab8T3MLrc.
History
The IRA started as far back as 1916, Co-consprits in the Irish volenteers requested a shippment of arms from germany and in 1919 the IRA was offically formed and fought in Irish-Anglo war or the Irish war of independce
Wikipedia contributors. “Irish Republican Army.” Wikipedia, Apr. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Republican_Army.
Wikipedia contributors. “Michael Collins (Irish Leader).” Wikipedia, Apr. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_%28Irish_leader%29.
Founders
The Co-Conspiriters that Started the movement where Patrick Pearse, Tom Clarke, and Thomas Mac'Donagh and When Offically formed they where under the leadership of Micheal Collins
Why
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Irish War of Independence | Summary, Guerrilla War, Death Toll, and Anglo-Irish Treaty.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2023, www.britannica.com/event/Irish-War-of-Independence.
Why
During the Irish-Anglo war Ireland fought for independence from Great britian the result of the war ended in britain keeping control of Northern Ireland and the rest would be the Irish free state. THe IRA movment was to rid northern Ireland of British rule
Philosophy
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted
Philosophy
In the beging, thier philosyophy was to prove British rule in Ireland Inefective and they believed terroism to be the solution. They where able to recuit and gain catholic support when the British army shot and killed 13 catholic protesters known as bloody sunday
Kuroski, John. “The Troubles: Harrowing Photos Depicting Three Decades of Bloodshed.” All That’s Interesting, Jan. 2020, allthatsinteresting.com/the-troubles.
BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. “For Some, the RPG-7 Was Once Icon of ‘armed Struggle’ - Now It’s a Symbol of Its Futility.” BelfastTelegraph.co.uk, 8 Dec. 2016, www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/news-analysis/for-some-the-rpg-7-was-once-icon-of-armed-struggle-now-its-a-symbol-of-its-futility/35277053.html.
Tactics
Tactics
During the Irish-Anglo war the used gurllia tactics which included Sabotoge, Ambushes, and Destroying military instations however in the early seventies they launched bombing campaigns and small fights with the british army, they used snipers to pick off small patrols of british
Funding
Reinisch, Dieter. “The Story Behind an Iconic Troubles' Photo.” RTE.ie, 21 Sept. 2022, www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0616/1147804-troubles-northern-ireland-colman-doyle-photo-woman-ira-belfast-1973.
Funding
The IRA started off with little weaponery and a few experinced soldiers as time progessed the IRA where able to find contacts in America, Libya, and Eastern Europe which supplied them with Hand guns, assault rifles, SAM missles, heavy machinguns, and explosives. Initially the IRA locally gained funding and then moved to armed robberies and originazed crime to fund their cause