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In an historic The IRA has decommissioned all of the weapons believed to be in its possession, the head of the international decommissioning commission said today. On 26 September 2005, the commission published its fourth and final report on acts of Provisional IRA (IRA) decommissioning. Here are statements from various The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA), officially known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA;) and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force The International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) has confirmed the Provisional IRA (IRA) has decommissioned a large quantity of its weapons, putting them completely beyond use. The decommissioning process has taken place using estimates sident groups, the Continuity IRA and the Real IRA, while also looking to- wards the other political parties in Northern Ireland, resulting in a situation where it changes tack depending on the THe IRA is said to have decommissioned all of its guns - but what weapons has it held during Northern Ireland's troubles? The Provisional Irish Republican Army began importing firearms and explosives in the early 1970s, with which it conducted an armed campaign against the British state in Northern Q – Just how vast was the quantity of arms and explosives decommissioned by the IRA. BBC News takes a look back at The decommissioning of paramilitary weapons remains a challenge for the peace process in Northern Ireland. But the decommissioning of Irish Republican Army (IRA) weapons The IRA has put all of its weapons beyond use, the head of the decommissioning body says. With these weapons it conducted an armed The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA), officially known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish BELFAST — The Irish Republican Army has destroyed its vast arsenal of weapons, removing the largest and most stubborn obstacle to lasting peace in Northern In February 2010, days before the IICD was due to disband, both the Irish National Liberation Army and the Official Irish Republican Army announced that they had decommissioned their . In a lunchtime press conference in Belfast, retired Canadian general John de Chastelain, head of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning, announced that all the The US government offered to use its satellite surveillance systems to verify whether IRA arms dumps had been concreted over Decommissioning of paramilitary weapons formed a crucial part of Northern Ireland’s peace process. All the arms believed to be in IRA's possession have been put beyond use, the head of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) has said. Another devastating blow to any major IRA gunrunning attempt came in September 1984, when the FBI warned the Republic of Ireland that a major IRA arms shipment was underway from the United States, and that the weaponry would be transferred to an Irish fishing trawler in the Atlantic. Unionists said it was an The IRA has put all of its weapons beyond use, the head of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) has said. Participants recall their agreement in the Procedural Motion adopted on 24 September 1997 “that the resolution of the The Irish Republican Army said Monday it had decommissioned a second batch of weapons as a unilateral gesture to stabilize the peace process in Northern Ireland. The The US government offered to use its satellite surveillance systems to verify whether IRA arms dumps had been concreted over Earlier in the peace process, former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble insisted that the IRA decommissioned its weapons before Provisional Irish Republican Army arms importation into the Republic of Ireland for use in Northern Ireland began in the early 1970s. It is believed that the bulk of the material presently in IRA arsenals was shipped from Libya in the mid-1980s with the aid of a skipper, Adrian Hopkins, hired for the purpose by the IRA. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA), officially known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) and informally Three loyalist paramilitary groups have confirmed that they have decommissioned weapons. The International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) has confirmed the Provisional IRA (IRA) has decommissioned a large quantity October 2003: The IRA carries out a major act of arms decommissioning in the presence of IICD monitors, with Irish authorities estimating that over 100 tonnes of weapons were put beyond Unionists consistently demanded that the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and other paramilitary groups, should decommission illegally held weapons. The IRA has decommissioned all of the weapons believed to be in its possession, the head of the international decommissioning commission said today. In an historic All the arms believed to be in IRA's possession have been put beyond use, the head of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) has said. Template:Disambiguationlinks The Provisional Irish Republican Army began importing large quantities of weapons and ammunition for use in Northern Disarmament: Strand Three Decommissioning 1.
