Provisional Wing of the Irish Republican Army

Cultural  

1. A radical terrorist faction of the Irish Republican Army that sprang up in the late 1960s. The “Provos” aim at removing British control from six counties in the north of Ireland that are part of the United Kingdom.

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Example Sentences

Since the militant Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army declared an indefinite "truce" last February, the casualties among British soldiers have been greatly reduced.

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The Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army sponsored disturbances in four prisons to protest conditions and the fact that an estimated 500 I.R.A. suspects are being held without trial.

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In fact, killings and bombings by the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army have been cut drastically this year.

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