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How was the IRA defeated?
After a gun and grenade attack on troops by Provisional IRA members, the British fired over 1,500 rounds of ammunition in gun battles with both the Official IRA and Provisional IRA in the area, killing six civilians. Thereafter, the Provisionals continued targeting British soldiers.
Did the IRA beat the British?
The IRA therefore came to be very well armed in the latter part of the Troubles. Most of the losses it inflicted on the British Army, however, occurred in the early 1970s, although they continued to cause substantial casualties to the British military, the RUC and UDR throughout the conflict.
Did the United States government help the IRA?
The car maker DeLorean employed IRA members who through the company engaged in drug trafficking, in order to raise funds for the IRA. However, it does not appear the U.S. government funneled funds to the IRA. Originally Answered: Did the USA government also aid the IRA?
Who contributed money to the IRA?
Significant amounts of money were contributed to the IRA as well as money laundry operations by various support groups in the U.S. The car maker DeLorean employed IRA members who through the company engaged in drug trafficking, in order to raise funds for the IRA.
Who were the sponsors of the IRA?
In the early days, until perhaps the Troubles in the 1970s, a major sponsor of the Provisional Wing of the IRA and the IRA was from the Irish Catholic diaspora in Boston, New York and Canada.
Was money laundered from the government to the IRA?
Significant amounts of money were contributed to the IRA as well as money laundry operations by various support groups in the U.S. The car maker DeLorean employed IRA members who through the company engaged in drug trafficking, in order to raise funds for the IRA. However, it does not appear the U.S. government funneled funds to the IRA.