Operation Demetrius
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title:
Operation Demetrius
text:
Operation Demetrius was a British Army operation in Northern Ireland on 9–10 August 1971, during the Troubles. It involved the mass arrest and internment of people suspected of being involved with the Irish Republican Army (IRA), which was waging an armed campaign for a united Ireland against the British state. It was proposed by the Unionist government of Northern Ireland and approved by the British Government. Armed soldiers launched dawn raids throughout Northern Ireland and arrested 342 in t
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1971 mass arrest and internment by the British Army in Northern Ireland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Demetrius
date created:
2006-05-20T05:34:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T23:58:33Z
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