New Irish Republican Army | |
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Óglaigh na hÉireann | |
Also known as | Irish Republican Army |
Leadership | Army Council |
Foundation | 2012 |
Dates of operation | 2012–present |
Merger of | Real IRA RAAD |
Active regions | Northern Ireland (mainly) Republic of Ireland |
Ideology | Irish republicanism Dissident republicanism Irish republican legitimism Socialism[1][2] |
Size | 250–300 (as of September 2012)[3] |
Allies | Continuity IRA[4] Hezbollah[5] |
Opponents | British Army, Police Service of Northern Ireland Garda Síochána |
Battles and wars | Dissident Irish Republican campaign |
Organization(s) | Saoradh (alleged political wing)[6][7][8] |
Designated as a terrorist group by | United States |
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The New Irish Republican Army, or New IRA, is an Irish republican paramilitary group. It is a continuation of the Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA), which began to be called the 'New IRA' in July 2012 when Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) and other small republican militant groups merged with it. The group calls itself simply "the Irish Republican Army".[9][10] The New IRA has launched many attacks against the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the British Army. It is the largest and most active of the "dissident republican" paramilitary groups waging a campaign against the British security forces in Northern Ireland.[11]