When British SAS ‘OVERPOWERED’ Some IRA Insurgents

When British SAS OVERPOWERED Some IRA Insurgents.

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On 6 March 1988, three suspected IRA insurgents were gunned down by British SAS soldiers. The trio was believed to be planning a car bomb attack on British military personnel in Gibraltar. They were shot dead while leaving the area where they parked the car with the supposed bomb. However, all three were found to be unarmed, and no bomb was found in the car. This led to several accusations that the British government had conspired to murder them. But what really happened that day and why did British forces kill three unarmed individuals in the middle of the street? Today, we’re going to dive into the story of how British SAS overpowered some IRA insurgents.

In late 1987, British intelligence received some intel regarding an IRA plan to target British soldiers in Gibraltar. In response to this threat, a covert Special Air Service unit was assigned the mission to intercept and neutralize the IRA operatives before they could carry out their plans. The Provisional Irish Republican Army, also known as the IRA, was an insurgent group whose main aim was to establish a united Ireland and end the British administration of Northern Ireland and they weren’t shy of using force to get what they wanted.

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When British SAS overpowered some Ira insurgents on 6th March 1988 three suspected Ira insurgents were gunned down by British SAS Soldiers the trio was believed to be planting a car bomb attack on British military personnel in jalter they were shot dead while leaving the area where they parked

A car with the supposed bomb however all three were found to be unarmed and no bomb was found in the car this led to several accusations that the British government had conspired to murder them but what really happened that day and why did British forces kill three

Unarmed individuals in the middle of the street today we’re going to dive into the story of how British SAS overpowered some Ira insurgents in late 1987 British intelligence received some Intel regarding an IRA plan to Target British soldiers in jalter in response to this threat a covert Special Air Service Unit

Was assigned the mission to intercept and neutralize the IRA operatives before they could carry out their plans the provisional Irish Republican Army also known as the IRA was an Insurgent group whose main aim was to establish a United Ireland and in the British administration of Northern Ireland and

They weren’t shy of using Force to get what they wanted before we continue take a moment to like the video subscribe to this Channel and turn on the notification Bell to get notified anytime we post amazing videos like this all right back to the video the organization was a result of a split

Within the Irish Republican Army back in 1969 the other group known as the official Ira had already stopped all of its parliamentary activities by the 1970s the IRA on the other hand were still looking to subtle score they had with the British government they murdered countless individuals it didn’t

Matter whether they were civilians soldiers police officers judges or prison staff they even went after off-duty and retired military personnel their actions weren’t limited to just committing murder they also targeted businesses and Military outposts and they didn’t confine their activities to Northern Ireland alone they extended their reach to England as well

All of this was part of their grand plan to create chaos and disorder in Northern Ireland with the ultimate aim of putting an end to British rule by late 1986 the IRA had shifted its focus toward driving out British forces stationed in Northern Ireland as a countermeasure the British

Government intensified its efforts to monitor the activities of Ira members to prevent any potential future attacks as part of this countermeasure the SAS initiated a consistent cycle of deploying its troops to Northern Ireland collaborating closely with local Irish police and elements of the IRA the British SAS first got involved in

Northern Ireland during the early stages of the British Army’s presence mainly operating in South ARA however it wasn’t until 1976 that they expanded their operations by sending in D Squadron the SAS stood out quite differently they specialized in covert intelligence-based operations against the IRA using more aggressive tactics than regular army and

Police units by early 1987 Republican Guerilla operations began the SAS had already carried out 22 distinct attacks primarily targeting police stations despite some successful prevention efforts the IRA was pretty good at such attacks and they were not about to stop anytime time soon on May 8th Irish local police intercepted a

Phone call between two members of the IRA they were planning an ambush at a police station at Lugal amama immediately a joint team consisting of SAS operatives and local police formulated an assault plan as they efficiently surrounded the Lugal station which had been evacuated Before Time police snipers mounted at strategic

Positions while SAS operatives spread out across the nation’s premises and the adjacent Countryside this was to prevent any potential Escape attempts by Ira members following the assault at around 7:20 p.m. an 8-man IRA unit approached the police station in a stolen blue Toyota van immediately followed by a JCB

Digger loaded with beer kegs filled with over 500 lb of explosives five armed individuals emerged from a van and open fire on the police station the gunfire hit the compound successfully preventing Security Forces on the ground from intervening as the Digger forcefully crashed through the main entrance and

Drove into the courtyard the three Ira members in the excavator quickly dismounted and ran toward the Gateway van outside the station in a bid to escape the blast but unknown to them the police team and SAS units had already prepared for this as the IRA members entered the pre-established Kill Zone

They opened fire a few moments later the bomb went off the explosion not only brought down a huge part of the police station it also caused significant damage to another building about 50 ft away seemingly from nowhere a white Citroen car with two civilians inside the forces on ground Mook them for Ira

Members and open fire this resulted in the driver’s death and the passenger sustaining serious injuries later investigations revealed that these individuals had no ties to the IRA and were simply at the wrong place at the wrong time the eight Ira members that were eliminated however was a huge stepping stone toward eliminating the

Group because of the events that happened that day some of the Ira’s Top members suspected there might be a mole who sold out the operation to the security forces thus suspicion made them more careful and they had to Halt activities so they could find the person responsible but after searching for some

Time their quest to find the mole proved unsuccessful they eventually had to come to terms with the fact that the security forces were solely responsible for exposing their plans following the loss of eight of its top operatives senior leaders of the IRA made a determined choice not to leave the log all incident

Without retaliation this time they wanted to keep things as confidential as possible because they did not want what happened earlier to repeat itself with all that had happened at legal and in the elections the IRA was in serious need of a win against the British government that needed to prove that

They were still a force to be reckoned with and boost the morale of their supporters worldwide thus they needed to Target a place crucial to the British government and so operation flavus was about to kick off Having learned some valuable lessons from laal the IRA started plotting one of the most crucial

Missions after looking at several locations they picked Gibralter for several good reasons but they were not just going to send anyone seasoned Ira members Daniel mccan sha Savage and Marriot Ferell were handpicked to carry out the planed attack in jalter the location was seen as an easy mark because British soldiers often got

Stationed there after tough assignments in Belfast you could say it was a reward the security there was a bit more relaxed compared to other parts of Ireland so even when soldiers were still on duty they could usually enjoy a decent break from the Ira’s perspective all these conditions were just what they

Needed for this mission to succeed besides an attack on Gibralter wouldn’t be frowned on by the outside world as it was one of the last places that reminded the world about Great Britain’s Colonial past most importantly a strike on the military presence there would deal a huge blow to the British armed forces

And also send a strong message to the British government on 6 March 1988 the day of the operation Savage managed to slip into jalter unnoticed driving a white Renault 5 he was spotted by an MI5 officer who started tracking his movements however it took nearly an hour

And a half to positively identify him during this period Savage parked the vehicle in the car park where the military building was located a few hours later mccan and phell were seen crossing the border from Spain and they were also closely watched by the authorities but they had no idea they

Met up with Savage in the car park shortly after that the three began walking through the town once the IRA members moved away from the parked car a military explosives expert conducted a visual inspection of the vehicle walking by to check for any potential indicators of a car explosive but there was no

Apparent sign of anything unusual however it remained possible that the car might have been rigged with a lightweight plastic explosive like simex the car’s radio antenna also raised some concerns as it could be connected to the explosive after author authorities confirmed the identities of the three suspected victims the local police chief

Handed over control of the operation to the SAS their mission was simple move in and arrest the IRA unit the SAS operatives were in civilian clothing equipped with concealed radios and 9mm Browning high-powered pistols hidden underneath their clothing making it difficult to spot them the team split

Into groups to tail both Savage and mccan as well as Ferell but things were about to go sideways as the SAS teams geared up for Action a local cop caught up in traffic and running late turned on his car siren the loud noise made bean and feral agitated and they began to

Look around if anyone was following them mccan made repeated eye contact with one of the SAS guys who was tailing them just about 10 m away seeing that mccan had spotted him the SAS operative pulled out his pistol and was about to shot a warning when mccan reached for something

In his jacket worried that mccan might be reaching for either his own weapon or the car’s explosive remote Detonator the SAS operative immediately opened fire Maan was hit multiple times and went down at the same time phoh was seen reaching into her back she was also shot

By another SAS operative a few moments after the first confrontation another SAS team member drew his pistol and fired at g mccan in Fair who were already on the ground hearing the nearby gunfire Savage also turned around but he was immediately cut off by two SAS team members tasked with arresting him

Instead of being ordered to raise his hands he was told to stop but he reached down into his jacket pocket fearing that he could be reaching for a weapon or the remote Detonator both operatives opened fire hitting Savage 18 times in a matter of seconds all the IRA insurgents were

Were neutralized preventing an attack that could have been catastrophic however this Victory would soon become one of the most controversial missions Ever After subsequent investigations were conducted it was revealed that none of the three IR members had weapons and no remote trigger was found to make matters worse the Rena car that Savage

Had parked in town contained no explosives in it many people now pointed fingers at the British government saying it was all a plot to take out unarmed Ira members this however turned out to be a propaganda victory for the IRA further investigations were carried out and authorities eventually discovered

The explosive package in Spain connected to the IRA Trio it appears that Savage had used the Renault to hold the spot for the car explosive That was supposed to be parked there later on in the months that followed a comprehensive investigation was ini initiated into operation flavius and the entire

Incident this was prompted by allegations that the SAS had never intended to apprehend the group instead they were ordered to take them down according to civilian Witnesses present during the shootings the IRA operatives had gested toward surrender but were still fired upon later on frell’s family brought their case before the European

Court of human rights in 1995 the court determined that the British government had breached article two of the convention the court affirmed that the three individuals had been involved in an act of Insurgency leading to a unanimous rejection of the applicant’s request for compensation and legal expenses was the trio right to

Have been killed or was it an unjust plot by SAS officials let us know what you think in the comments