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{{Infobox guerilla organization|founder=[[Seamus Costello]]|native_name=Arm Saoirse Náisiúnta na hÉireann|name=Irish National Liberation Army|dates=December 8, 1974-October 11, 2009|split_from=[[Official Irish Republican Army]]|allegiance=[[Irish Republic]]|ideology=[[Irish Republicanism]]<br>[[Marxism-Leninism]]|allies='''In Northern Ireland'''<br>[[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] (Sometimes)<br>'''Elsewhere'''<br>[[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]]<br>[[Action Directe]]|opponents=[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]<br>[[Republic of Ireland]]<br>Unionist terrorist groups<br>[[Official Irish Republican Army]] (Sometimes)<br>[[Irish People's Liberation Organization]]|war=[[The Troubles]]|organizations=[[Irish Republican Socialist Party]] (political wing)}}
{{Infobox guerilla organization|founder=[[Seamus Costello]]|native_name=Arm Saoirse Náisiúnta na hÉireann|name=Irish National Liberation Army|dates=December 8, 1974-October 11, 2009|split_from=[[Official Irish Republican Army]]|allegiance=[[Irish Republic]]|ideology=[[Irish Republicanism]]<br>[[Marxism-Leninism]]|allies='''In Northern Ireland'''<br>[[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] (Sometimes)<br>'''Elsewhere'''<br>[[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]]<br>[[Action Directe]]|opponents=[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]<br>[[Republic of Ireland]]<br>Unionist terrorist groups<br>[[Official Irish Republican Army]] (Sometimes)<br>[[Irish People's Liberation Organization]]|war=[[The Troubles]]|organizations=[[Irish Republican Socialist Party]] (political wing)|image=INLA logo.png|size=Several dozen active service members}}


The '''Irish National Liberation Army''' was and [[Irish Republican]] and [[Marxist-Leninist]] military group that operated mainly in [[Northern Ireland]] during [[the Troubles]].
The '''Irish National Liberation Army''' was and [[Irish Republican]] and [[Marxist-Leninist]] military group that operated mainly in [[Northern Ireland]] during [[the Troubles]].


It split from the [[Official Irish Republican Army]] after that group went on ceasefire and subsequently expelled [[Seamus Costello]] due to his opposition to that policy. It was formed shortly after the foundation of its political wing, the [[Irish Republican Socialist Party]], on December 8, 1974.<ref>{{Citation|author=Seamus Costello|year=2018|title=Revolutionary Works: Seamus Costello|title-url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:Revolutionary_Works:_Seamus_Costello|chapter=Epilogue-Seamus Costello: One of the Greatest Leaders in 800 Years|chapter-url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:Revolutionary_Works:_Seamus_Costello#Epilogue-Seamus_Costello:_One_of_the_Greatest_Leaders_in_800_Years|section=Costello Forms IRSP}}</ref> It participated in armed attacks until a ceasefire in 1998, and official disarmed on October 11, 2009.<ref>{{Citation|year=2009|title=INLA Statement on Disarming and the End of the Armed Struggle|title-url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:INLA_Statement_on_Disarming_and_the_End_of_the_Armed_Struggle}}</ref>
It split from the [[Official Irish Republican Army]] after that group went on ceasefire and subsequently expelled [[Seamus Costello]] due to his opposition to that policy. It was formed shortly after the foundation of its political wing, the [[Irish Republican Socialist Party]], on December 8, 1974.<ref>{{Citation|author=Seamus Costello|year=2018|title=Revolutionary Works: Seamus Costello|title-url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:Revolutionary_Works:_Seamus_Costello|chapter=Epilogue-Seamus Costello: One of the Greatest Leaders in 800 Years|chapter-url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:Revolutionary_Works:_Seamus_Costello#Epilogue-Seamus_Costello:_One_of_the_Greatest_Leaders_in_800_Years|section=Costello Forms IRSP}}</ref> It participated in armed attacks until a ceasefire in 1998, and official disarmed on October 11, 2009.<ref>{{Citation|year=2009|title=INLA Statement on Disarming and the End of the Armed Struggle|title-url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:INLA_Statement_on_Disarming_and_the_End_of_the_Armed_Struggle}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 22:31, 28 May 2024

Irish National Liberation Army
Arm Saoirse Náisiúnta na hÉireann
FounderSeamus Costello
Dates of operationDecember 8, 1974-October 11, 2009
Split fromOfficial Irish Republican Army
AllegianceIrish Republic
IdeologyIrish Republicanism
Marxism-Leninism
SizeSeveral dozen active service members
AlliesIn Northern Ireland
Provisional Irish Republican Army (Sometimes)
Elsewhere
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Action Directe
OpponentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Unionist terrorist groups
Official Irish Republican Army (Sometimes)
Irish People's Liberation Organization
Battles and warsThe Troubles
Organization(s)Irish Republican Socialist Party (political wing)

The Irish National Liberation Army was and Irish Republican and Marxist-Leninist military group that operated mainly in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

It split from the Official Irish Republican Army after that group went on ceasefire and subsequently expelled Seamus Costello due to his opposition to that policy. It was formed shortly after the foundation of its political wing, the Irish Republican Socialist Party, on December 8, 1974.[1] It participated in armed attacks until a ceasefire in 1998, and official disarmed on October 11, 2009.[2]

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