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  1. The Troubles - Wikipedia

    In Belfast, loyalists responded by invading nationalist districts, burning houses and businesses. There were gun battles between nationalists and the RUC and between nationalists and …

  2. The Northern Ireland Conflict 1968-1998 – An Overview

    Feb 9, 2015 · In Belfast, the rioting developed into street fighting between Catholics and Protestants during which an entire Catholic street – Bombay Street – was burned out. The …

  3. The Troubles | Summary, Causes, & Facts | Britannica

    4 days ago · Marked by street fighting, sensational bombings, sniper attacks, roadblocks, and internment without trial, the confrontation had the characteristics of a civil war, notwithstanding …

  4. How the Troubles Began in Northern Ireland | HISTORY

    Nov 12, 2021 · After mounting tensions between Catholic nationalists and Protestant loyalists, particularly in Belfast and Derry, violence broke out in the late 1960s.

  5. Belfast and the Real History of Northern Ireland's Troubles - TIME

    Nov 11, 2021 · On Aug. 12, in Derry, a parade by the Protestant Apprentice Boys was followed by fighting between the RUC and the residents of the Bogside, a Catholic nationalist area of the …

  6. What You Need to Know About - Imperial War Museums

    In 1972, 9 people were killed in a series of bombings in Belfast. The attacks were carried out in response to Bloody Sunday and became known as Bloody Friday. The Provisional IRA also …

  7. Timeline of the Troubles - Wikipedia

    In Belfast, loyalists responded by attacking nationalist districts. Rioting also erupted in Newry , Armagh , Crossmaglen , Dungannon , Coalisland and Dungiven . Six Catholics and two …

  8. The Troubles: Northern Ireland, 1968-1998 - Military History …

    May 9, 2019 · That surge of recruits – of young men rooted in working-class communities like Derry’s Bogside and Belfast’s Falls Road – created an insurgency that the British security …

  9. Understanding Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’ - CFR Education from ...

    Nearly one hundred barriers [PDF], including so-called peace walls, still crosscut the capital, Belfast. Northern Ireland’s continued segregation more than twenty years after the Troubles …

  10. The Troubles - Good Friday Agreement, Omagh Bombing, Peace …

    Jan 11, 2025 · The Troubles - Good Friday Agreement, Omagh Bombing, Peace & Power Sharing: Those talks, mediated by former U.S. senator George Mitchell, led to the Good Friday …