Irish National Liberation Army Belfast Brigade information
Irish republican and socialist paramilitary in Belfast 1974-1998
INLA Belfast Brigade
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Active
December 1974 – August 1998
Allegiance
Irish National Liberation Army Irish Republican Socialist Party Irish Republican Socialist Movement
Size
250–300 between 1974–1998, about 30–50 at any one time[1]
Headquarters HQ
Divis Flats, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nickname(s)
Erps[2]
Motto(s)
Saoirse Go Deo (Freedom Forever)
Main actions
Divis Flats bombing 1982
1994 Shankill Road killings
1997 Northern Ireland riots
Commanders
Notable commanders
Ronnie Bunting Gerard Steenson Hugh Torney Gino Gallagher Tom McCartan Paul "Bonanza" McCann (Staff Officer)[3] Kevin Holland[4]
Military unit
The Irish National Liberation Army Belfast Brigade was the main brigade area of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). The other Brigade areas were in Derry which was split between two battalions, the first in Derry City, and the second battalion in south County Londonderry and County Armagh which was also split into two battalions, a south Armagh and a north Armagh battalion,[5] with smaller units in Newry, east and west County Tyrone and south County Fermanagh.[6]
^Jack Holland & Henry Mcdonad - INLA: Deadly Divisions
^Jack Holland & Henry Mcdonad - INLA: Deadly Divisions p.65
^Jack Holland & Henry McDonald - INLA: Deadly Divisions (1994) pg.256
^Jack Holland & Henry McDonald - INLA: Deadly Divisions (1994) pg.80,121
^Jack Holland & Henry McDonald - INLA: Deadly Divisions (1994) pg.76-80
^Jack Holland & Henry Mcdonad - INLA: Deadly Divisions p.62
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