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Feb 9, 2015 · The Northern Ireland conflict was a thirty year bout of political violence, low intensity armed conflict and political deadlock within the six north-eastern counties of Ireland that formed part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Nov 11, 2021 · In Belfast, and across the North, nationalists called for protests in response; amid the escalating tensions and paranoia across the city, violent riots soon broke out. Until this point, parts of...
Feb 16, 2024 · Northern Ireland, a long-contested region of the United Kingdom (UK), experienced decades of conflict between the late 1960s and the late 1990s that killed more than 3,500 people. The era, known as...
The Troubles is a term used to describe a period of conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years, from the late 1960s until the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. However, the origins of the Troubles can be traced back hundreds of years.
Apr 8, 2022 · Soldiers and civilians in Northern Ireland on August 16, 1969, the day after British troops ended the Battle of the Bogside—a conflict that escalated the Troubles and tipped Northern...
Aug 30, 2021 · The Troubles. Chaotic scenes like this in August 1971 meant that areas of Belfast became more polarised. By Robin Sheeran. BBC News NI. In the early years of the Troubles, as sectarian violence...
Northern Ireland's Troubles may have ended officially in 1998 but events stretching back 50 years made many headlines in 2021. They brought the unsettled issue of legacy back on to the stage.
