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| {{Infobox political party|name=Irish Republican Army|native_name=Óglaigh na hÉireann|logo=Starry Plough.png|founded=1919|logo_size=200|caption=Starry Plough|predecessor=[[Irish Volunteer Army]]}}
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| The '''Irish Republican Army''' ('''IRA''') is an anti-[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]] paramilitary in [[Ireland]] that has existed in various forms since 1919.
| | * [[Irish Republican Army (Original)]] (1919-1922) |
| | * [[Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army]] (1923-1969) |
| | * [[Official Irish Republican Army]] (1969-1972/1990s) |
| | * [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] |
| | * [[Continuity Irish Republican Army]] |
| | * [[Real Irish Republican Army]] |
| | * [[New Irish Republican Army]] |
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| == Goals ==
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| According to the Green Book, the IRA's strategy has five parts:<ref>{{Citation|author=Martin Melaugh|year=1977|title=Text of Irish Republican Army (IRA) 'Green Book' (Book I and II)|title-url=https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/organ/ira/ira_green_book.htm|chapter=Guerrilla Strategy}}</ref>
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| # A war of attrition to cause as many British casualties as possible
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| # A bombing campaign to make British investment and financial activities in Ireland unprofitable
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| # To make the [[Occupied Ireland|occupied six counties]] ungovernable except by colonial military rule
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| # To gain support for [[Irish republicanism]] through propaganda and publicity campaigns
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| # To punish criminals, pro-British collaborators, and informers
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| == References ==
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