List of weapons used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army

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The following is a list of weapons used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Troubles.

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During the initial phase of the Troubles (1969-1972), the Provisional IRA was poorly equipped and primarily used weapons from World War II. Beginning in the 1970s, the Provisional IRA began importing modern weapons from the United States, Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and arms dealers in mainland Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere.

Firearms

Handguns

ModelImageCaliberTypeOriginDetails
Browning Hi-Power High power Inglis (6971784217).jpg 9×19mm Parabellum PistolFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium [1] [2]
Luger P08 Luger P08 (6971793777).jpg 9×19mm Parabellum PistolFlag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire [3]
Mauser C96 Mauser C96 7,63 (6971794467).jpg 9×25mm Mauser PistolFlag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire [4]
Webley Revolver Webley IMG 6789.jpg .455 Webley Revolver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [5]
M1911 M1911A1.png .45 ACP PistolFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Known to be used in some quantities from 1969-98. [6]
Taurus PT92 TaurusPT92.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum PistolFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		Smuggled from Libya. [7]
Glock 17 Glock 17 2nd Gen.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum PistolFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Several smuggled from the US following the IRA's 1994 ceasefire. [8] [9]

Rifles

ModelImageCaliberTypeOriginDetails
Martini–Henry Martini-Henry m1871 - England - AM.032017.jpg .577/450 Martini–Henry Martini falling-block Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom In IRA inventory at the outset of The Troubles. [10]
Lee–Enfield Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk I (1943) - AM.032027.jpg .303 British Bolt action rifle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom In IRA arsenal from the outset of the Troubles. [11] [12] [13] Continued limited usage by the IRA into the late 1970s. [14] Loaded .303 rifles found by Irish security forces at an IRA training camp in Kilkelly, County Mayo, as late as 1985; Lee-Enfield reportedly still in active use in sniper role in late 1980s. [4] [15]
Gewehr 98 Gewehr 98 noBG.jpg 7.92×57mm Mauser Bolt action rifle Flag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire [16] [17]
M1 carbine M1 Carbine Mk I - USA - Armemuseum.jpg .30 Carbine Semi-automatic Carbine Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States [18] [13]
M1 Garand M1-Garand-Rifle.jpg .30-06 Springfield Semi-automatic rifle Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Imported to Ireland in large numbers from 1970 onwards. [14] Still in widespread general use in early 1980s. [19]
AR-15 Colt AR-15 SP1 Swedish Army Museum 001-2.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO Semi-automatic rifle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Smuggled to Ireland by the Harrison Network. [20]
AR-180 Sterling Armament AR-180.JPG 5.56×45mm NATO Semi-automatic rifle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Semi-Automatic variant of the AR-18. [14]
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle SLRL1A1.jpg 7.62×51mm NATO Battle rifleFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Rifles taken from the British Army. [4] [14]
FN FAL FN-FAL belgian.jpeg 7.62×51mm NATO Battle rifleFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium [20]
SKS Simonov-SKS-45.JPG 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 		Rifles used were of Chinese manufacture and had been originally supplied to the Palestinian Liberation Organization. [21]
Remington Model 742 Remington Model 742, caliber .280 Remington.jpg .30-06 Springfield, .308 Winchester Semi-automatic rifle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Remington Model 742 and various other civilian hunting rifles. [14] [22]
Ruger Mini-14 Ruger Mini-14 GB NB.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO Semi-automatic rifle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [1]
Preetz Model 65 .22 Long Rifle Semi-automatic rifle Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Several smuggled from continental Europe in 1974. [23]
Valmet M62/S RK62.jpg 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Example found by British soldier in possession of a woman in the Ardoyne area of Belfast in 1976. Serial number traced rifle to Harrison Network. [24]
Gewehr 43 Gewehr 43 noBG.jpg 7.92×57mm Mauser Semi-automatic rifle Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany Example found by Irish security forces at Buncrana in County Donegal in 1976, serial number traced to Harrison Network. [24] Example also demonstrated at an IRA training camp in 1983. [1]
Beretta BM 59 Bm59.jpg 7.62×51mm NATO Semi-automatic rifle Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [25]
FN Model 1949 FN49left.jpg 7×57mm Mauser Semi-automatic rifle Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Surplus Venezuelan contract rifles. [26] [27]
M14 M14 Stand-off Munitions Disruptor (SMUD) (7414626342).jpg 7.62×51mm NATO Battle rifleFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Smuggled to Ireland by the Harrison Network, seized upon arrival. [20]
M1A M1A Kafziel.jpg 7.62×51mm NATO Semi-automatic rifle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [19]
Stgw. 57 F ass 57.JPG 7.5×55mm Swiss Battle rifleFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Rifle found in IRA safehouse and bomb factory in Liverpool, England in 1975. [28] [29] Example also appeared in IRA arms shipment from the United States in the early 1980s. [19]
Heckler & Koch G3 G3a3 edit.png 7.62×51mm NATO Battle rifle Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Several traced to batch of 100 stolen from Norwegian Reserve base near Oslo in May 1984. [30] [20] Already reportedly in IRA inventory as early as 1981 and used in attacks. [31] [1] [32]

Assault rifles

ModelImageCaliberTypeOriginDetails
M16 M16a2-final.png 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifleFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Smuggled to Ireland by the Harrison Network. [20]
AK-47 AK47.jpg 7.62×39mm Assault rifleFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		Small numbers reported in IRA inventory by 1976. [33] Several attempts at importing from the Middle East and United States foiled in 1970s. [20] Used in attacks and at training camps from at least 1983. [34] [1] Provided by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi 1985-1986. [5] 1,000 rifles seized by French security forces aboard the Libyan arms freighter Eksund in 1987. IRA believed to still have approximately 650 AK-47/AKM rifles in inventory in 1992. [20]
Vz. 58 Sa 58-JH01.jpg 7.62×39mm Assault rifleFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		Large haul of vz.58 rifles found in intercepted Libyan arms shipments in 1970s. [35] Vz. 58 reportedly acquired by IRA later and used in incident in which an Irish Army soldier and Garda officer were killed at Derrada Wood, Ballinamore, County Leitrim in December 1983. [36] Six rifles found in a car stopped at permanent British Army checkpoint on the main Dublin-Road in 1988, Libyan connection suspected. [37] [38] Example found in a hidden IRA arms dump in Newry, County Down, in 1989. [39] Weapons described as "Czech versions" of the AK-47/AKM were reportedly part of mid-1980s arms shipments from Libya. [5]
SIG SG 540 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifleFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Used in Derry in 1984, reportedly taken from an INLA arms cache. [40]
CAR-15 Commando USAF GAU-5A.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifleFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States [1]
FN CAL FN CAL close1.JPG 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifleFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Used by the South Armagh Brigade from at least 1983. [41] FN CAL rifle used in killing of IPLO member in Newry in 1991 linked to 1985 attacks on British Army helicopters in South Armagh. [42] [43] The IRA reported using "Cal semi-automatic rifles" in an attack in north Antrim in 1985 [44] and in Belfast in 1987. [45]
FN FNC FNC IMG 1527.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifleFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium First documented in IRA armoury in early 1985 [46] notably before some regular militaries who had ordered the FNC. [47] Widespread usage [47] with forty examples recovered by British security forces by 1991. [48]
PM md. 63 PMmd.1963.jpg 7.62×39mm Assault rifleFlag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		Romanian variant of Russian AK-47 and AKM. Provided by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. AIM models used. [49]
AK-74 Ak74l.png 5.45×39mm Assault rifleFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		A 5.45×39mm round was extracted from a British soldier shot in an IRA ambush in August 1992 in County Tyrone. Security sources suspected the IRA had acquired AK-74 rifles in the former Soviet bloc, or it was part of an earlier Libyan shipment. [50] [51]
AN-94 AN-94 assault rifle at Engineering Technologies 2012.jpg 5.45×39mm Assault rifleFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Reportedly, the IRA purchased at least 20 examples in late 2001. [52]

Sniper rifles

ModelImageCaliberTypeOriginDetails
Barrett M82 Barrett-M82A1-Independence-Day-2017-IZE-048-white.jpg .50 BMG Anti-materiel rifleFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Used during the South Armagh Sniper campaign. [53]
Barrett M90 .50 BMG Anti-materiel rifleFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Used during the South Armagh Sniper campaign. [54]
Tejas rifle TejasRifleMockup.png .50 BMG Anti-materiel rifleFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Bolt-action .50 BMG rifle [55] manufactured by former Barret employee Ron Freshour of Texas. [54] Dubbed the "Tejas rifle" by security forces and media after being seized in Belfast with "Tejas" found engraved on stock. [56]
V-94 OSV-96 12,7-mm snaiperskaia vintovka - MAKS-2009 01.jpg 12.7×108mm Anti-materiel rifleFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Intelligence reports suggested the IRA had imported weapons from Estonia following their 1994 ceasefire, including the V-94 12.7mm sniper rifle. [57]
Dragunov SVD Dragunov.jpg 7.62×54mmR Designated marksman rifle Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1993 newspaper report alleged IRA was in possession of the rifle. [58] Attempt to smuggle Dragunov rifles from the USA in late 1990s foiled by the FBI. [59]
Ruger M77 M77 Ruger (1).JPG .308 Winchester Sniper rifleFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States [60]
FN Model 30-11 7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifleFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Recovered by British security forces from an IRA arms haul in West Belfast in 1992. [61] [62]

Submachine guns

ModelImageCaliberTypeOriginDetails
Thompson Submachine gun M1928 Thompson.jpg .45 ACP Submachine GunFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Used from the outset of the Troubles, including some from the IRA in the 1920s [14] and also the later simplified M1 model. [63] Less common by the late 1970s but reportedly still seeing usage in early 1980s. [64]
Sten Pistolet maszynowy STEN, Muzeum Orla Bialego.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine GunFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [65]
M3 M3-SMG.jpg .45 ACP Submachine GunFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Regular and suppressed versions. [26]
MP-40 MP 40 AYF 3.JPG 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine GunFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany [66]
Carl Gustaf m/45 Kpist m 45B Jvm21378 (2).jpg 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine GunFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Some examples stolen from the Irish Army. [14]
United Defense M42 United Defence M42.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine GunFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Given to the IRA by Greek Cypriot group EOKA. [14] [4]
Sterling Sterling SMG2.JPG 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine GunFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [14]
F1 Australian soldier with a F1 submachine gun during training in 1967.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine GunFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Single gun stolen from the Australian Army in Adelaide in 1972. Recovered from safehouse of Belfast IRA commander Brendan Hughes in 1974. [67] [68]
Sa vz. 23 Samopal Vz 25.JPG 7.62×25mm Tokarev Submachine gun Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic [69]
Vigneron Vigneron machine gun IMG 1529nc.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine gunFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium [70]
Uzi Uzi 1.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine GunFlag of Israel.svg  Israel [71] [1]
MAC-10 MAC10.jpg .45 ACP Submachine GunFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Seized from the Harrison Network by the FBI in 1981. [20]
Beretta M12 M12S Beretta.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine GunFlag of Italy.svg  Italy [1]
Škorpion vz. 61 Submachine gun vz61.jpg .32 ACP Submachine GunFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		Several seized aboard the Libyan arms freighter Eksund in 1987, reportedly fitted with silencers. [72] Separately, examples confiscated from the INLA and IPLO in late 1980s and early 1990s. [73]

Machine guns

ModelImageCaliberTypeOriginDetails
Vickers machine gun Vickers Machine Gun YORCM CA78ac (cropped).jpg .303 British Medium machine gun Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Stolen along with other firearms (including Bren guns) during raid on Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (FCA) barracks in Midleton, County Cork, in February 1970. [74]
Lewis gun Lewis Gun (derivated).jpg .303 British Light machine gunFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom One used intensively by the IRA in the Ballymurphy area of Belfast in 1972, [75] [76] captured by British Army in February 1977. [77] Another Lewis gun was found in an IRA arms dump outside Kildare in January 1990. [78] [79]
Besa machine gun Besa machine gun.JPG 7.92×57mm Mauser Medium machine gun Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Four Besa machine guns found in IRA arms dump outside Kildare in January 1990. [78] [79]
Bren gun Bren1.jpg .303 British Light machine gun Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Widespread usage in 1970s. [5] Still in IRA arsenal as of 2005, according to IICD chairman General John de Chastelain. [80]
M1919 Browning Browning M1919a.png .30-06 Springfield Medium machine gun Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States [14]
FN FALO Israeli Heavy Barrel FAL, note the hinged buttplate.jpg 7.62×51mm NATO Squad automatic weapon Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium [81] [82]
M60 M60.jpg 7.62×51mm NATO General-purpose machine gunFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Six M60s and forty-six [83] M16s stolen in raid on National Guard armoury in Danvers, Massachusetts in August 1976 by the Irish and Italian mafias and purchased by the Harrison Network. Five M60s arrived in Ireland in late 1977, sixth delayed to 1979. [84] [85] [86] Two more M60s seized by police in large weapons shipment at Dublin port in 1979. [84]
MG3 BundeswehrMG3.jpg 7.62×51mm NATO General-purpose machine gunFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany Stolen from the Norwegian Army in 1984, security sources theorised an unknown quantity of MG3s were smuggled to Ireland in the late 1980s/early 1990s. [87] Example recovered from an IRA unit arrested in County Donegal in September 1992. [88]
FN MAG FN MAG white background.jpg 7.62×51mm NATO General-purpose machine gun Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		The IRA imported 40 MAGs from Libya in the 1980s. [89] British licensed-built L7 version captured from a British Army unit in Tyrone in 1992. [90]
M2 Browning M2 Browning, Musee de l'Armee.jpg .50 BMG Heavy machine gun Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States [91]
DShK Mitraliera DShK UM Cugir.jpg 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		Security forces estimated the IRA imported 26 DShk machine guns from Libya in 1980s. [20]

Shotguns

ModelImageCaliberTypeOriginDetails
Franchi SPAS-12 Franchi SPAS 12 Grip Safety.jpeg 12-gauge Combat shotgun Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Example recovered by British security forces after the Loughgall ambush in 1987. [89] Examples recovered from an IRA arms bunker near Strabane in 1988 [92] and an IRA arms dump in north County Donegal in 1989 [82] [81] Example recovered near Letterkenny in 1992 by Gardaí from an IRA unit captured while preparing for a large-scale attack. [93] Examples were also found in an arms hide in Belfast in 1990 [94] and in a large arms dump at an IRA base in north London in 1990. [95] According to former senior IRA member and British informer Declan Casey, the IRA's West Tyrone Brigade favoured the SPAS-12 for close-range attacks. [58]

Explosives

ModelImageTypeOriginDetails
IED Semtex H 1.jpg Improvised explosive device Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland The IRA employed ANFO, Gelignite, Goma-2 [96] and Semtex. [97] [98]
Molotov cocktail Euromaidan in Kiev 2014-02-19 11-43.jpg Incendiary device Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Mk 2 MkII 07.JPG Hand Grenade Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [26]
M67 grenade M67b.jpg Hand Grenade Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Examples discovered in a large hidden arms bunker under a farm outhouse in Gormanston, County Meath in 1991. [99]
F-1 grenade F1 grenade DoD.jpg Hand Grenade Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		Used in IRA attacks in early 1980s. [100] At least 600 F1 grenades were seized aboard the freighter Eksund in 1987. [101]
RGD-5 Rgd 5 hand grenade.jpeg Hand Grenade Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union A quantity was found by British security forces in Derry in 1988. [102]

Grenade launchers

ModelImageCartridgeTypeOriginDetails
M79 M79 Grenade Launcher (7414625716).jpg 40×46mm grenade Grenade launcher Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States A single example discovered in a large hidden arms bunker under a farm outhouse in Gormanston, County Meath in 1991. [103] In 1981 the Harrison Network was trying to acquire 40 mm grenades suitable for an M79 grenade launcher, according to FBI testimony. [104]

Anti-tank weapons

ModelImageCaliberTypeOriginDetails
Boys Anti-tank Rifle Boys Mk I AT Rifle.jpg .55 Boys Anti-tank rifle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Two examples [25] recovered, one in Belfast in late 1971 [105] and another in Derry following Operation Motorman in 1972. [106] Derry rifle linked to attack on British Army Saracen APC. [25] .55 rounds found in hidden IRA arms dump in County Donegal in early 1974. [107]
Solothurn S-18/1000 Solo 41.jpg 20×138mmB Anti-tank rifle Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland In August 1971 the search of a farmhouse outside Cookstown, County Tyrone, by the British Army and RUC uncovered IRA training literature, including a manual for a "Solothurn 20mm anti-tank rifle." [108] IRA unit employed a Solothurn 20mm anti-tank rifle in a battle with the British Army along the County Louth border in January 1972, later captured by Gardaí. [109] Solothurn S-18/1000 seized at New York home of IRA gun runner George Harrison in June 1981. [104] [110] Crate of 20×138mmB Solothurn ammunition found in IRA arms dump outside Kildare in 1990. [79]
M20 "Super Bazooka" M20-bazooka-batey-haosef-1.jpg 3.5 in (88.9 mm) Rocket launcher Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Several imported from the United States in the late 1950s but first employed by the IRA in late 1971, in Belfast. Supplanted by the RPG-7. [5] [111] [112]
RPG-7 RPG-7 detached.jpg 40mm (launcher only, warhead diameter varies) Rocket-propelled grenade Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		25 launchers and 496 warheads smuggled to Ireland from Libya in late 1972 [113] and further shipments from Libya in 1985-1987. Attempted import from Lebanon intercepted in Antwerp in 1977. [20] First used in 1972, with nearly two hundred attacks involving the RPG-7 recorded by 1981. [114] The IRA was believed to still have upwards of 40 launchers in inventory in 1992. [89]
Pansarvärnsgevär m/42 Pansarvarnsgevar m1942 Swedish Army Museum 01.png 20×180mm R Recoilless rifle/Anti-tank rifle Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fired on at least three occasions in Belfast in 1983. [115] [116] Example discovered in an IRA arms dump in County Cavan in March 1988. [117]
M40 recoilless rifle M40 105 mm RR.jpg 105mm Recoilless rifle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Several seized during the capture of Libyan arms aboard the freighter Eksund in 1987. [118] [72] [101]
Improvised Projected Grenade unknown, 40 ounces (1.1 kg) Semtex and TNT Improvised launcherFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland First appeared in 1985. Heavy recoil left bruising on operator's shoulder. Succeeded by the Projected Recoilless Improvised Grenade. [119]
Drogue bombUnknown Anti-tank grenade Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Anti-armour grenade manufactured by the IRA. First appeared in late 1987. Design resembled a WW1-era German hand grenade, with a tin can filled with Semtex with a handle and a parachute device. Parachute ensured a copper cone attached to the top was the first point of contact, facilitating a shaped charge effect. [74]
Projected Recoilless Improvised Grenade unknown, 1-pound (0.45 kg) tin can filled with 600g of Semtex formed into a shaped charge Improvised launcherFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland First appeared in 1991. Design, including a counter-balance mechanism, believed to have been inspired by the Armbrust launcher. [119]
Raufoss Mk 211 Raufoss NM140 MP (en).svg .50 BMG Multi-purpose armor-piercing projectile Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Several smuggled from the United States in the late 1990s. [59]

Anti-aircraft weapons

ModelImageDiameterTypeOriginDetails
9K32 Strela-2 SA-7.jpg 72mm Man-portable air-defense system Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		Designated SA-7 Grail by NATO. Most shipments of Grails to Northern Ireland seized in 1987. [120] Some later sold to ETA. [121]

Flamethrowers

ModelImageTypeOriginDetails
M2 M2FlamethrowerVWM02.jpg Flamethrower Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Single example seized at New York home of IRA gun runner George Harrison in June 1981. [104] [110]
LPO-50 LPO-50 Flamethrower description.jpg Flamethrower Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		IRA acquired ten flamethrowers from Libya in the 1980s. [122] Used in assault on border base in County Fermanagh in 1989. [5] LPO-50 found in Belfast by security forces before it could be used in late 1988, [123] example also discovered in Derry in 1989 [124] and in County Meath in 1994. [125]
Self-propelled flamethrower Slurry spreading, Welsh style - geograph.org.uk - 1016852.jpg Improvised flamethrower Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Improvised flamethrower using a liquid manure spreader filled with fuel mix. [126] Employed in a number of attacks on British Army fortifications in the early 1990s. [127] [128]

Mortars

ModelImageCaliberTypeOriginDetails
Barrack buster Barrack buster feb 2010.jpg 360mm Improvised mortar Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland "Barrack buster" most powerful of a series of IRA home-made mortars from early 1970s onwards. British military analysts assessed the conventional-style bipod and baseplate 60mm "Mark 6" model in 1993 as "extremely well-made and may easily be mistaken for military models." [129] [130]
M-37 Zagan 82 mm mozdzierz wz 37.jpg 82mm Infantry mortar Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 		Several (reportedly 12) seized aboard the Libyan arms freighter Eksund in 1987. [131] [132]

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The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is a name used by various resistance organisations in Ireland throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Organisations by this name have been dedicated to anti-imperialism through Irish republicanism, the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic free from British rule.

William Frederick Frazer was a Northern Irish Ulster loyalist activist and advocate for those affected by Irish republican violence in Northern Ireland. He was the founder and leader of the pressure group Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (FAIR). He was also a leader of the Love Ulster campaign and then, the Belfast City Hall flag protests. In 2019, from evidence gained in a police report, journalist Mandy McAuley asserted that the Ulster Defence Association had been supplied weapons, in the late 1980s, by the Ulster Resistance and that Frazer was the point of contact for those supplies. She asserted that multiple sources also confirmed this to be true. Those weapons were linked to at least 70 paramilitary murders.

Provisional Irish Republican Army arms importation in forms of both firearms and explosives began in the early 1970s during the Troubles. With these weapons it conducted an armed campaign against the British state in Northern Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ulster Resistance</span> Ulster loyalist paramilitary movement

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This is a chronology of activities by the Provisional Irish Republican Army, an Irish republican paramilitary group in the 21st century.

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The dissident Irish republican campaign began at the end of the Troubles, a 30-year political conflict in Northern Ireland. Since the Provisional Irish Republican Army called a ceasefire and ended its campaign in 1997, breakaway groups opposed to the ceasefire and to the peace agreements have continued a low-level armed campaign against the security forces in Northern Ireland. The main paramilitaries involved are the Real IRA, Continuity IRA and formerly Óglaigh na hÉireann. They have targeted the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the British Army in gun and bomb attacks as well as with mortars and rockets. They have also carried out bombings that are meant to cause disruption. However, their campaign has not been as intensive as the Provisional IRA's, and political support for groups such as the Real IRA is "tending towards zero".

Heidi Hazell was a German citizen murdered by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA.) The investigation into her murder was reopened in March 2015. The victim's family and the German Federal Attorney have argued that the Good Friday Agreement, which imposes limitations on retrospective criminal proceedings being filed against paramilitaries who committed crimes during The Troubles, may not be binding. This argument is made on the basis that the Geneva Convention would supersede the Good Friday Agreement in a situation where a civilian non-combatant like Hazell was killed by a paramilitary, thereby demanding prosecution as a war crime. The murder of Hazell, a German citizen, also took place in Germany and the country is not legally bound by the agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Improvised tactical vehicles of the Provisional IRA</span> List of armed vehicles used by the Provisional IRA

Throughout the protracted conflict in Northern Ireland (1960s-1998), the Provisional IRA developed a series of improvised mortars to attack British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) security bases. The organisation also purchased both light and heavy machine guns in order to hamper the British Army supply of border bases by helicopter. The IRA fitted vehicles, specially vans and trucks, with both types of weapons. Vans, trucks and tractors were modified to transport concealed improvised mortars to a launch area near the intended target and fire them, while light and heavy trucks were employed as firing platforms mounting machine guns, particularly M60s and DShKs. Improvised armoured vehicles and heavy equipment were also used to penetrate the perimeter of fortified security bases. The IRA vehicles were often disguised as belonging to civilian companies or even government agencies.

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