Irish Troubles

The Troubles
Political map of Ireland
Date 1968–1998 Location Northern Ireland Violence occasionally spread to the Republic of Ireland, England, and mainland Europe Result Military stalemate Paramilitary ceasefires Good Friday Agreement (1998) St Andrews Agreement (2006) Withdrawal of British forces taking part in Operation Banner Continuing low-level armed conflict
Belligerents
State security forces  United Kingdom British Armed Forces Royal Ulster Constabulary Ulster Special Constabulary Ulster Defence Regiment  Ireland Irish Defence Forces Gardaí	Irish republican paramilitaries Provisional IRA Official IRA (1969–72) Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) (1974–98) Irish People's Liberation Organisation (IPLO) (1986–92) Continuity IRA (1994–) Real IRA (1997–)	Ulster loyalist paramilitaries Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) Ulster Defence Association (UDA) Red Hand Commando (RHC) Ulster Resistance (UR) (1986–89) Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) (1996–99)
Casualties and losses
British Army: 705  ∟(inc. UDR) RUC: 301 NIPS: 24 TA: 7 Other UK police: 6 Royal Air Force: 4 Royal Navy: 2 Total: 1,049 Irish Army: 1 Gardaí: 9 IPS: 1 Total: 11	PIRA: 291 INLA: 39 OIRA: 27 IPLO: 9 RIRA: 2 Total: 368	UDA: 91 UVF: 62 RHC: 4 LVF: 3 UR: 2 Total: 162
Civilians killed: 1,841(or 1,935 inc. ex-combatants) Total dead: 3,532 Total injured: 47,500+ All casualties: 50,000+

State security forces

 United Kingdom

 Ireland

Irish republican paramilitaries

Ulster loyalist paramilitaries

British Army: 705
 ∟(inc. UDR)
RUC: 301
NIPS: 24
TA: 7
Other UK police: 6
Royal Air Force: 4
Royal Navy: 2
Total: 1,049

The Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) was an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as a "guerrilla war" or "low-level war". The most recent instalment of violence began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Although the Troubles mainly took place in Northern Ireland, violence spilled over at times into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England and mainland Europe.

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