South Armagh Republican Action Force
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The South Armagh Republican Action Force was a name used by Irish Republican guerrilla unit who operated at various times in the Northern Irish Troubles. It was suspected that South Armagh Republican Action Force was a cover name for the Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade.[1]
On January 5, 1976 they claimed the Kingsmill massacre, when ten Protestant men were killed just outside the village of Kingsmill in South Armagh, Northern Ireland.[2] They said it was in retaliation for the killing locally of six catholics, three members of the Reavey family and three members of the O'Dowd family, the day before. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ [A Secret History of the IRA, Ed Moloney, 2002. 9PB) ISBN 0-393-32502-4 (HB) ISBN 0-71-399665-X p.320] p.320
- ^ 1976: Ten dead in Northern Ireland ambush.
- ^ Interim Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Bombing of Kay’s Tavern, Dundalk, p. 9.
[edit] See also
South Derry Independent Republican Unit
[edit] References
- ^ [A Secret History of the IRA, Ed Moloney, 2002. 9PB) ISBN 0-393-32502-4 (HB) ISBN 0-71-399665-X p.320] p.320
- ^ 1976: Ten dead in Northern Ireland ambush.
- ^ Interim Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Bombing of Kay’s Tavern, Dundalk, p. 9.
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