The Squad (Irish Republican Army unit)
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The Squad, nicknamed the Twelve Apostles, was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit founded by Michael Collins to counter British intelligence efforts during the Irish War of Independence, mainly by means of assassination. The Squad engaged in executing informants, police active in harassment of IRA personnel, enemy agents and worked in counterespionage.[1][2]
This article is about the Irish Republican Army unit. For the nine progressive members of the United States House of Representatives, see The Squad (United States Congress).