Ireland · Politics / IRA. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The IRA, under the leadership of Adams and his supporters, evolve a new strategy termed the "Long War", which underpins the IRA strategy for the rest of the Troubles. Involves a re-organisation of the IRA into small cells, an acceptance that their campaign would last many years before being successful and an increased emphasis on political activity through the Sinn Fein party
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