The Irish Republican Army

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As part of Fact Monster, The Learning Network Inc. features information about the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The IRA is a nationalist organization that fights for a unified republican Ireland. The organization split into two groups in 1969, one being the majority or "officials" and the other the "provisionals." The "provisionals" have been responsible for bombings, raids, street battles, and other acts of terrorism in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Learning Network Inc. notes the sources used.