Clonoe ambush
1992 SAS-IRA clash in Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Clonoe Ambush was a military action between the British Army and the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) that occurred during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. On 16 February 1992, an IRA unit attacked the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) security base in the village of Coalisland in County Tyrone, and was ambushed shortly afterwards by the Special Air Service (SAS) in the grounds of a church in the village of Clonoe whilst attempting to make its escape, resulting in several IRA fatalities.
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Part of the Troubles and Operation Banner | |||||||
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Dernagh, near Clonoe, where the ambush took place | |||||||
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Provisional IRA | British Army (SAS) | ||||||
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1 improvised tactical vehicle 6 IRA men[1] At least another 4 involved[2] | Unknown | ||||||
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4 killed | 1 wounded | ||||||
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