IRA South Armagh Brigade mortar Crossmaglen British Army Base 2 January 1987
The Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade fire three mortars from a lorry toward Crossmaglen British Army base. Forty minutes later, a timer launched another three mortars at the base. Also Loyalists protest against Anglo-Irish treaty & attack RUC men.
Integration in Northern Ireland
After the Troubles of recent years, Northern Ireland is peacefully integrating its societies.
Interview with Eamonn Wright
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In The Company of Men Part 1
Documentary following The Prince of Wales' Company 1st Battalion Welsh Guards
Machine Gun shooting at Castle Street
During the war Salisbury was attacked by the Luftwaffe where one of their fighters flew through Castle Street machine gunning all the way, causing all in its path to dive for cover!! here's an account of one of our witnesses of the incident. It continued to cause havoc further on.
From the documentary Secret Spitfires.com
Northern Ireland Undercover Agents
Undercover agents in NI
In The Company of Men - The Novice (Part Two)
Filmed in 1995 'In The Company of Men' was a documentary that followed the Prince of Wales Company, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards on a tour of duty in County Fermanagh, Northern Island. The second episode of three was 'The Novice', focused on Lieutenant Bruce MacInnes.
Canadian News Broadcast - US Friendly fire incident that killed 3 members of 1 Royal Anglian 2007
CBC Morning news Report on sad US friendly fire incident that sadly killed 3 members of the Royal Anglian Regt during thier 2007 tour of Afghanistan
Three British soldiers were killed by a bomb dropped by a U.S. warplane in southern Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of Defence said Friday.
The soldiers, all members of 1st Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment, were killed around 6:30 p.m. local time Thursday (23 rd August 2007) after being attacked by insurgents while on patrol in Helmand province, the ministry said in a release.
During the intense engagement that ensued, close air support was called in from two US F-15 aircraft to repel the enemy, the statement said.
One bomb was dropped and it is believed the explosion killed the three soldiers.
The three soldiers were declared dead at the scene, the ministry said. Two other soldiers who were seriously injured were evacuated by helicopter to a medical facility for treatment.
The American embassy in London apologized for the incident.
The United States expresses its deep condolences to the families and loved ones of the soldiers who died, and we wish those who were injured a speedy recovery, the embassy said in a statement.
The ministry said the incident will be investigated.
Earlier this year, British Defence Secretary Des Browne said that since 1990, 12 British personnel had died in so-called friendly fire incidents involving U.S. forces in Iraq, but that no such incidents had taken place in Afghanistan.
NATO's mission in Afghanistan has featured several friendly fire incidents since it began in 2001.
After an inquest into the death of a British soldier killed in friendly fire by two American pilots in Iraq in 2003, opposition legislators in Britain called for improvements in joint identification systems.
A U.S. army report made public in July found that friendly fire killed a Canadian soldier and an American soldier in Afghanistan in March 2006.
In another incident on Sept. 4, 2006, a Canadian soldier was killed and 36 others were wounded when a U.S. pilot mistakenly strafed their position with machine-gun fire.
On April 18, 2002, an American F-16 fighter jet dropped a laser-guided 225-kilogram bomb near Kandahar, accidentally killing four Canadian soldiers and injuring eight others
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Provisional IRA unit kill 2 RUC officers in Lurgan, Armagh 6 June 1997
Two RUC officers (John Graham and David Johnston) were shot dead in an IRA ambush while on foot patrol in Lurgan, County Armagh. Both officers were shot at point blank range in the back of the head. These were the last two British forces killed by the IRA during their 28 year war.
1971 London Protest Against British Army in Ulster, Rare Home Movie Footage
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1971 London protest against British Army activities in Ireland
What Happened Next - At The Edge Of The Union (Part 4)
Series which finds out what happened to people featured in past BBC documentaries. This edition revisits a 1985 film which followed two opposing politicians - Republican Martin McGuinness, who was a member of Sinn Féin and Unionist Gregory Campbell, who also provoked controversy with his hardline views. Over 20 years later, we find out how much McGuinness and Campbell have changed as they've moved from the edge to the centre of government.
Londonderry car bomb: New IRA is accused of carrying out attack
Newly-released footage shows the moment a hijacked pizza van exploded in Londonderry in a blast which detectives have blamed on the New IRA.
Two men were arrested today after the van was stolen by two masked men and exploded in a 'ball of fire' outside a court house on Saturday night.
Detectives arrested a further two men on Sunday evening, aged 34 and 42.
Political leaders called the explosion an 'act of terror' and warned that the 'dark days of the past' could return to the province, as police pointed the finger at the New IRA, a dissident republican group they called 'small and unrepresentative'.
The dramatic CCTV footage released today shows the car bursting violently into flame, bringing carnage to a quiet city centre street.
No-one was believed to be injured but the attack, which prompted an evacuation of the area, has sparked fears of a return to the terrorist violence of the 20th century.
DUP leader Arlene Foster called the blast a 'pointless act of terror' while the Alliance party said it was 'an attack on everything we have worked towards over the past 20 years'.
Today Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said: 'Our main line of inquiry is against the New IRA.
'The New IRA, like most dissident republican groups in Northern Ireland, is small, largely unrepresentative, and determined to drag people back to somewhere they don't want to be.
'Fortunately it didn't kill anybody and fortunately it didn't cause widespread damage, but clearly it was a very significant attempt to kill people in the local community.'
Describing the attack, he said: 'A bomb was put in that car, driven at least half a mile to outside the court house on Bishop Street and around three minutes later a phone call went in to the Samaritans in West Midlands in England, which was then passed to West Midlands Police who then contacted us.
'In the intervening minutes we had already found the car and started to evacuate the area. At around 8.09pm, the bomb detonated.'
One local resident, Greg McLaughlin, told BBC News the explosion had shaken his windows.
He said: 'It was very, very loud. I knew right away this was a bomb. We knew it was quite close.
'You could see the ball of fire on the street. It sounded to me like a very significant blast. I haven't heard anything like it in Derry for quite a while.'
DUP leader Ms Foster said on Twitter: 'This pointless act of terror must be condemned in the strongest terms.
'Only hurts the people of the City. Perpetrated by people with no regard for life.'
Alliance party leader Naomi Long said: 'I, like many in the community tonight, am completely appalled and disgusted at this murderous attack.
'[It is] an attack on our peace, our prosperity and everything we have worked towards over the past 20 years, and an attack on the people of Derry-Londonderry.
'It is absolutely sickening that there are still people willing to bring violence to our streets and risk people's lives and livelihoods.
'The people of Derry~Londonderry and of Northern Ireland are united in condemning this vile attack: those determined to drag us back to the dark days of the past can and must never be successful.'
Sinn Fein have also condemned the explosion, saying: 'This incident has shocked the local community. In particular, there are many elderly residents who live in the area who have been alarmed by this incident.
'Thankfully no one appears to have been injured in this incident. Derry is a city moving forward and no one wants this type of incident. It is not representative of the city.'
Today police described the attack as 'unbelievably reckless' as forensic officers took to the scene.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said: 'Thankfully the attackers failed to kill or injure any members of the local community out socialising and enjoying the best of what the city has to offer.
'The people responsible for this attack have shown no regard for the community or local businesses. They care little about the damage to the area and the disruption they have caused.'
Police sealed off the scene as they responded to the blast and checked a second suspicious car, saying they were dealing with an 'extensive crime scene'.
Representatives of the retail and hospitality industries in Londonderry have also condemned the car bomb attack in the city as 'shameful'.
Retail NI chief executive Glyn Roberts described the attack as 'totally shameful and despicable'.
'Derry city centre traders have been working extremely har
Tourism in Northern Ireland - The 2016 Armagh Ambassador Programme
Twenty five Armagh Ambassadors visited 15 attractions in February/March 2016 to increase their knowledge and pride in what the city of Armagh has to offer tourists today. See them travel around Armagh learning about its top visitor attractions from Navan Fort to Armagh Planetarium and lots more besides. The programme was funded by Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.
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IRA 1971 Victims Memorial 03.06.10
Just over 15 months ago The Oldpark and Cavehill branch of the Royal British Legion in Northern Ireland set themselves a target. They wanted to raise enough money to build a permanent memorial to three young Scottish soldiers, members of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, who were brutally murdered by republican terrorists on March 10th 1971. Now that dream has been realised. Fiona Weir was there for British Forces news.
UK: N.IRELAND: BELFAST: LOYALISTS FIRE ON SECURITY FORCES
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Loyalist paramilitaries fired on security forces setting up a roadblock in Belfast late on Thursday, part of the continuing violence in Northern Ireland as the parade season reaches its climax.
No one was injured in the incident.
British authorities on Thursday banned a second controversial Protestant parade from passing through Catholic territory.
It's a verdict that could further fuel this week's already widespread demonstrations and rioting.
The government-appointed Parades Commission said the Orange Order brotherhood must not parade past the Lower Ormeau enclave of Belfast next Wednesday.
The Orangemen have been prevented by the parades commission from marching on Sunday through the main Catholic section of Portadown, a mostly Protestant town southwest of Belfast.
In response, hardline Protestants have been blocking roads, menacing isolated Catholic homes and attacking police for the past four days.
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Irish victories over the British
One of many Irish rebellions caused by oppressive and arbitrary rule. I believe it was Frederick Douglas who once commented on the sheer destitution after a visit to Ireland: better a slave in America than a hang man's noose in Ireland.
Scottish Soldiers Memorial 2017
10th March 1971.
3 Scottish Soldiers.
Brothers John McCaig, 17 Years of Age, Joseph McCaig, 18 Years of Age with Friend & Comrade Dougald McCaughey, 23 Years of Age, set off into Belfast City Centre that day for a drink & bit of craic.
While out they befriended some young women who they thought to be just like themselves, happy go lucky & out for a good time.
These people offered the young lads back to a party & having no reason to question their honesty, they accepted.
The female IRA Murder Squad took the young lads to the outskirts of Belfast were no one could witness their savagery; the unarmed & defenceless boys were then murdered by a Catholic Nationalist Extremist Sinn Fein IRA Death Squad.
The young women, who the lads had offered the hand of friendship to, had in fact lured them to their deaths.
No one has ever been charged or convicted for this heinous crime & given that our weak & shameful government has now implemented a Republican Appeasement Policy, the chances are, no one will.
That said, I’d like to make this clear.
The people of Northern Ireland will never forget these young men, their families or their comrades for the loss they have suffered, & will continue to fight for the Truth, Justice & Accountability they deserve.
At The Going Down Of The Sun & In The Morning We Will Remember Them.
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Three Scottish Soldiers
All those that rule this Province,
How guilty they must feel,
For the Deaths of three young Soldiers
In a ditch at Ligoniel.
The Soldiers came from Scotland,
Two only in their Teens,
In cold blood they where murdered
Whilst those in power did dream
When our own Ulster soldiers
Some serving far away,
Receive their sprig of Shamrock
I wonder what they’d say.
Our land’s good name is tarnished
this scar will never heel.
Perhaps they’ll plant a thistle.
In that ditch at Ligoniel.
It matters not how long they live
They never can conceal,
They stood aside, While soldiers died
In that ditch near Ligoniel.
Our thoughts go to their parents.
When on their knee’s they kneel.
And try to paint a picture.
Of that place called Ligoniel.
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Irish Republican Protest
Irish republican protesters have fought with police following through on their threat to disrupt the Queen's historic first visit.
Belfast reflects on 20 years since first IRA ceasefire
Northern Ireland will reflect on a long spell of relative peace this weekend, marking 20 years since the IRA announced it would cease all military operations.
Shortly after 11am on Wednesday 31 August 1994, the Irish Republican Army called a ceasefire that paved the way for the Northern Irish peace process.
Two decades have passed since the IRA ceasefire of 1994 (August 31, 1994) and the peace dividend has revitalised Belfast's city centre.
The Titanic museum and Titanic film studios are some of the must-see sights on any trip to the capital of Northern Ireland.
But not far from the city centre, so-called peace lines - walls of brick, steel and barbed wire - divide Catholic and Protestant neighbourhoods.
The largest barrier dates back to 1970, after the British territory's sectarian conflict began with major Catholic-Protestant street battles.
Despite relative peace, the walls have kept growing in number and size during the past two decades.
The Falls Road is a Catholic heartland, a thriving community rich with heritage and culture.
Running almost parallel, only a few hundred meters away, is the Shankill Road.
It's a Protestant area� rich in heritage and also proud of its culture.
Brian McFaul, reflects on how life has changed since the start of the peace process.
Waking up every morning and hearing news reports of who has been killed and wondering who was next. Getting stopped by the army everywhere you went and the police everywhere you went. Things seem a lot calmer now but we are still a long way off getting Peace, but it's a lot better now than what it was twenty years ago, he says.
Stephen Morrow lives in nearby Lisburn, a suburb of Belfast.
I grew up in the trouble's and I remember the barricades and the soldiers on the streets, people not being able to go into town and being restricted to their own areas, and just staying within their own areas, he recalls.
These abandoned homes of formerly protestant residents face Catholic homes with reinforced protected glass face just feet away. The communities are kept apart by a fence, which is part of the peace line.
Claire Harris is youth worker with the Belfast Interface Project, which aims to improve cross-commuity relations in districts close to the peace lines.
She says: Really, what we find is that the young people are there because it's a bit of craic (fun) and something to do, it's the adrenalin of being in a riot is something that's unparalleled in terms of the excitement that that brings.
Tourism in Northern Ireland has grown significantly in the past decade and dozens of new hotels have opened to cater from the growing number of visitors.
Sporadic intercommunal clashes have occurred in recent years, but this July's annual parades by Protestant hard-liners, passed off relatively peacefully.
Aiden McCormick, Director of Belfast City Sight Seeing buses, says that his industry relies on peace and stability.
A business like ours relies on political stability and peace and more importantly the perception of peace and stability. If you look at other regions in the world that have conflict or instability, visitor numbers drop immediately. Thankfully this year we have had a peaceful summer and visitor numbers are growing every single year.
in 2013, there 1.8 million visitors and the local unity government hopes to increase that to over 2 million annually by 2016.
The main faction of the Irish Republican Army, the Provisional IRA, killed nearly 1,800 people during a failed 1970-1994 campaign to force Northern Ireland out of the United Kingdom.
However the ceasefire resumed in 1997.
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