Opinion
SAS actions against Provos in east Tyrone during Troubles reveal complex reality of operating between war and law
The IRA gang that attacked Coalisland police station in February 1992 believed that they were fully entitled to try to kill those inside.
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SAS use of force in killing of four IRA men in Clonoe, Co Tyrone, in 1992 ‘not justified’ – coroner
Use of lethal force by the SAS soldiers was ‘not reasonable’, Mr Justice Michael Humphreys concluded. | UTV News ...
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Clonoe gang: Ruling on deaths of IRA gang branded 'grave injustice and slur' on SAS in Westminster
A ruling that the SAS weren’t justified in using lethal force on an armed IRA gang minutes after their machine gun attack on ...
Gavin Robinson presses Government to back soldiers who killed four IRA men as Defence Secretary pledges ‘fullest support’
The Defence Secretary has pledged the Government’s “fullest support” for SAS personnel after a coroner found that a unit was ...
Clonoe ambush ruling feeds ‘IRA attempt to rewrite history’, says ex-minister
Sir David Davis said last week’s coroner’s report into the Coalisland shootings was ’51 pages of fact and eight pages of naive speculation’.
SAS troops killed IRA members moments after a terror attack. Now they face criminal charges
Lethal force unjustified in shooting of four terrorists during ambush in Clonoe, Co Tyrone in 1992, senior coroner concludes ...
Daily Mail4d
Troubles verdict means IRA 'can rewrite the history of Northern Ireland', MP warns
Sir David Davis made the claim after an inquest left more than a dozen Special Air Service soldiers ... Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and ...
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SAS 'not justified' in 1992 shooting of four IRA men
A spokesperson added that "any veteran who served during the Troubles is provided legal support where appropriate". Image caption, The SAS opened fire as the four men entered St Patrick's Church ...