Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade
The Belfast Brigade of the Provisional IRA was the largest of the organisation's command areas, based in the city of Belfast. Founded in 1969, along with the formation of the Provisional IRA, it was historically organised into three battalions; the First Battalion based in the Andersonstown/Lenadoon/Twinbrook area of Southwest Belfast; the Second Battalion based in the Falls Road/Clonard/Ballymurphy district of West Belfast; and the Third Battalion organised in nationalist enclaves in the north (Ardoyne, New Lodge, Ligoniel), south (the Markets, Lower Ormeau) and east (Short Strand) of the city.
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Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade
The Belfast Brigade of the Provisional IRA was the largest of the organisation's command areas, based in the city of Belfast. Founded in 1969, along with the formation of the Provisional IRA, it was historically organised into three battalions; the First Battalion based in the Andersonstown/Lenadoon/Twinbrook area of Southwest Belfast; the Second Battalion based in the Falls Road/Clonard/Ballymurphy district of West Belfast; and the Third Battalion organised in nationalist enclaves in the north (Ardoyne, New Lodge, Ligoniel), south (the Markets, Lower Ormeau) and east (Short Strand) of the city.
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Die Provisional Irish Republic ...... sten (Short Strand) der Stadt.
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La Brigata Belfast (Belfast Br ...... rlanda) tra il 1969 e il 1998.
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The Belfast Brigade of the Pro ...... st (Short Strand) of the city.
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Provisional IRA memorial in Belfast
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Die Provisional Irish Republic ...... sten (Short Strand) der Stadt.
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La Brigata Belfast (Belfast Br ...... rlanda) tra il 1969 e il 1998.
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The Belfast Brigade of the Pro ...... st (Short Strand) of the city.
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Brigata Belfast
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Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade
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Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade
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Belfast Brigade
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