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The South Armagh Republican Action Force was a name used by Irish Republican guerrilla unit who operated at various times in the Northern Irish Troubles. It was suspected that South Armagh Republican Action Force was a cover name for the Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade.[1]

On January 5, 1976 they claimed the Kingsmill massacre, when ten Protestant men were killed just outside the village of Kingsmill in South Armagh, Northern Ireland.[2] They said it was in retaliation for the killing locally of six catholics, three members of the Reavey family and three members of the O'Dowd family, the day before.

References

  1. ^ [A Secret History of the IRA, Ed Moloney, 2002. 9PB) ISBN 0-393-32502-4 (HB) ISBN 0-71-399665-X p.320] p.320
  2. ^ 1976: Ten dead in Northern Ireland ambush.

See also

South Derry Independent Republican Unit

References