INLA
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| Participant in the Troubles | |
The INLA logo consisting of the Starry Plough and the Flag of Ireland with a red star and a fist holding an AK-47-style rifle.
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| Active | December 1974 – present (on ceasefire since 1998, formally ended armed campaign in 2009) |
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| Originated as | Official Irish Republican Army |
| Allies | Other Marxist Guerrilla organizations in Europe like Catalan Liberation Front and Red Army Faction |
| Opponents | United Kingdom |
The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA, Irish: Arm Saoirse Náisiúnta na hÉireann) is an Irish republican socialist paramilitary group formed in December 1974, during "the Troubles". It seeks to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and create a socialist republic encompassing all of Ireland. It is the paramilitary wing of the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP).
The INLA was founded by former members of the 'Official' IRA who opposed that group's ceasefire. It was initially known as the "People's Liberation Army" or "People's Republican Army". The INLA waged a paramilitary campaign against the British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in Northern Ireland. It was also active to a lesser extent in the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain. High-profile attacks carried out by the INLA include the Droppin Well bombing, the 1994 Shankill Road killings and the assassinations of Airey Neave and Billy Wright. However, it was smaller and less active than the main republican paramilitary group, the Provisional IRA. It was also weakened by feuds and internal tensions.
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