Dissident Irish Republican campaign
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PSNI: 7,200 Garda Síochána 16,328 |
Real IRA: 250-300 Continuity IRA: 200 (less than fifty of whom are considered "hardcore members") Óglaigh na hÉireann: ~50 |
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| British Army: 2 killed PSNI: 2 killed RUC: 1 killed NIPS: 2 killed |
Total: 8 killed | Total: 32 killed | ||||||
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Civilian deaths: 105 (including suspected or alleged informers and drug dealers) Total killed: 156 (as of July 2016) Total injured: 420+ (as of July 2016) |
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Dissident Republican paramilitaries
Dissident Loyalist paramilitaries
Since the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) called a ceasefire and ended its armed campaign in 1997, breakaway groups opposed to the ceasefire ("dissident Irish republicans") have continued a low-level armed campaign against the British security forces in Northern Ireland. The main paramilitaries involved are the Real IRA, Continuity IRA and Óglaigh na hÉireann. They have targeted the British Army and Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI, successor of the Royal Ulster Constabulary) in gun and bomb attacks, as well as with mortars and rockets. They have also carried out bombings that are meant to cause disruption. However, their campaign has not been as intensive as the Provisional IRA's.
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