Editing Irish Republican Army (section)

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|Image        = Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_Badge.svg
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|fullname = Irish Republican Army
|alias = IRA<br>Old IRA<br>Provisional IRA<br>Real IRA<br>Anti-Treatyites<br>Irregulars<br>Óglaigh na hÉireann<br>Official IRA
|origin = Ireland
|foundation = January 21, 1919
|dissolution = 
|headquarters = Knockmealdown Mountains, County Waterford, Ireland 
|commanders = '' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Irish_Republican_Army See list]''
|agents = 
|skills = 
|goals = Make Northern Ireland part of the Republic of Ireland (failed)
|crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>[[Mass murder]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Arson]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Destruction of property<br>[[Torture]]<br>Mutilation
|type of villains =Terrorists 
|type of villain=Terrorists}}{{Quote|Our day will come, believe me.|The IRA motto.}}'''The Irish Republican Army '''were a paramilitary organization based in Ireland. The most infamous version of the paramilitary organization was the '''Provisional Irish Republican Army''' which were primarily active during [[the Troubles]].

As militant Irish republicans, the organization sought to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom. The IRA are viewed by some as "counter terrorists", they emerged a year after the Civil Rights campaign in which nationalist citizens demanded equal rights in a society dominated by Ulster loyalists.

They not only carried out terrorist acts in Northern Ireland (mainly Belfast) but occasionally in England for what the saw as opponents of a predominant Irish republic.

The exact number of deaths attributable to the organization is a subject of debate, however the most common figures range somewhere between 1,000 and 1,700.

The Provisional Irish Republican army declared a ceasefire in 1998 and was declared disestablished in 2005. However, many dissident groups claiming the name "IRA" such as the '''Continuity IRA''' and the '''New IRA'''(also known as the '''Real IRA''') exist and continue to commit vigilante attacks and attempt car bombings to this day.