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IRA

IRA (Irish Republican Army) er en irsk-republikansk, paramilitær organisation, der i britisk sikkerhedshistorie er central i sager om terror, infiltration og efterretningstjenesternes arbejde i Nordirland. Organisationen er ikke en del af den britiske stat eller dens retssystem, men optræder som ikke-statslig væbnet aktør i britiske efterforskninger og retssager.

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