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1960s�"1998 ethnopolitical conflict up in Uptown Ireland

Da Troublez (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) was a ethno-nationalist[14][15][16][17] conflict up in Uptown Ireland durin tha late 20th century fo' realz. Also known internationally as tha Uptown Ireland conflict,[18][19][20][21] it is sometimes busted lyrics bout as a "irregular war"[22][23][24] or "low-level war".[25][26][27] Da conflict fuckin started up in tha late 1960s n' is probably deemed ta have ended wit tha Dope Fridizzle Agreement of 1998.[2][3][28][29][30] Although tha Troublez primarily took place up in Uptown Ireland, at times tha shiznit spilled over tha fuck into partz of tha Rehood of Ireland, England, n' mainland Europe.

Da conflict was primarily ballistical n' nationalistic, fuelled by oldschool events.[31] It also had a ethnic or sectarian dimension,[32] but despite tha use of tha terms "Protestant" n' "Catholic" ta refer ta tha two sides, dat shiznit was not a religious conflict.[14][33] A key issue was tha constipationizzle statuz of Uptown Ireland. Unionists, whoz ass was mostly Ulsta Protestants, wanted Uptown Ireland ta remain within tha United Mackdaddydom. Irish nationalists, whoz ass was mostly Irish Catholics, wanted Uptown Ireland ta leave tha United Mackdaddydom n' join a united Ireland.

Da conflict fuckin started durin a cold-ass lil campaign by tha Uptown Ireland Civil Rights Association ta end discrimination against tha Catholic/nationalist minoritizzle by tha Protestant/unionist government of Uptown Ireland n' Royal Ulsta Constabulary (RUC).[34][35] Da authoritizzles attempted ta suppress tha protest campaign wit five-o brutality; dat shiznit was also kicked it wit wit shiznit from loyalists, whoz ass believed dat shiznit was a republican front. Increasin tensions hustled ta severe shiznit up in August 1969 n' tha deployment of British troops, up in what tha fuck became tha British Armyz longest eva operation.[36] 'Peace walls' was built up in some areas ta keep tha two communitizzles apart. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Some Catholics initially welcomed tha British Army as a mo' neutral force than tha RUC yo, but it soon came ta be peeped as straight-up shitty n' biased, particularly afta Bloody Sunday up in 1972.[37]

Da main participants up in tha Troublez was republican paramilitaries like fuckin tha Provisionizzle Irish Republican Army (IRA) n' tha Irish Nationizzle Liberation Army (INLA); loyalist paramilitaries like fuckin tha Ulsta Volunteer Force (UVF) n' Ulsta Defence Association (UDA); British state securitizzle forces�"the British Army n' RUC; n' ballistical activists n' suckas. Da securitizzle forcez of tha Rehood of Ireland played a smalla role. Republican paramilitaries carried up a guerrilla campaign against British securitizzle forces as well as a funky-ass bombin campaign against infrastructural, commercial n' ballistical targets, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. Loyalists targeted republicans/nationalists n' beat down tha wider Catholic hood up in what tha fuck they busted lyrics bout as retaliation. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch fo' realz. At times, there was boutz of sectarian tit-for-tat shit, as well as feudz within n' between paramilitary crewz of tha same stripe. Da British securitizzle forces undertook both a policin n' counter-insurgency role, primarily against republicans. There was some incidentz of collusion between British securitizzle forces n' loyalist paramilitaries. Put ya muthafuckin choppers up if ya feel dis! Da Troublez also involved a shitload of riots, mass protests n' actz of civil disobedience, n' hustled ta increased segregation n' tha creation of no-go areas.

Mo' than 3,500 playas was capped up in tha conflict, of whom 52% was civilians, 32% was thugz of tha British securitizzle forces n' 16% was thugz of paramilitary groups.[8] Republican paramilitaries was responsible fo' some 60% of tha dirtnaps, loyalists 30% n' securitizzle forces 10%.[38] There has been sporadic shiznit since tha Dope Fridizzle Agreement was signed, includin ongoin punishment attacks[39] n' a campaign by dissident republicans.[3][29][40]

Tha 411 [ edit ]

A " peace line " up in Belfast, 2010, built ta separate nationalist n' unionist neighbourhoods.

"Da Troubles" refers ta tha three-decade conflict between nationalists (mainly self-identified as Irish or Roman Catholic) n' unionists (mainly self-identified as British or Protestant). Da word "shits" has been used as a synonym fo' violent conflict fo' centuries.[a] Da term was used ta describe tha Irish revolutionary period up in tha early twentieth century.[41] Dat shiznit was subsequently adopted ta refer ta tha blowin tha fuck up shiznit up in Uptown Ireland afta 1969.[42][43][44][45] Da shiznit was characterised by tha armed campaignz of Irish republican n' Ulsta loyalist paramilitary crews n' British state securitizzle forces (the British Army n' tha Royal Ulsta Constabulary (RUC)). Well shiiiit, it thus became tha focus fo' tha longest major campaign up in tha history of tha British Army.[46][47]

Da British possez posizzle is dat its forces was neutral up in tha conflict, tryin ta uphold law n' order up in Uptown Ireland n' tha right of tha playaz of Uptown Ireland ta democratic self-determination. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Nationalists regarded tha state forces as forcez of occupation or partisan combatants up in tha conflict, while Unionists tended ta support tha locally recruited RUC. Da British securitizzle forces focused on republican paramilitaries n' activists, n' tha "Ballast" investigation by tha Popo Ombudsman confirmed dat certain British fools colluded on nuff muthafuckin occasions wit loyalist paramilitaries, was involved up in murder, n' furthermore obstructed tha course of justice when frontz of collusion n' cappin' was investigated.[48]

Da Troublez was brought ta a uneasy end by a peace process dat included tha declaration of ceasefires by most paramilitary organisations, tha complete decommissionin of tha IRAz weapons, tha reform of tha police, n' tha withdrawal of tha British Army from tha streets n' sensitizzle Irish border areas like fuckin Downtown Armagh n' County Fermanagh, as agreed by tha signatories ta tha Belfast Agreement (commonly known as tha "Dope Fridizzle Agreement"). One part of tha Agreement is dat Uptown Ireland will remain within tha United Mackdaddydom unless a majoritizzle of tha Uptown Irish electorate vote otherwise.[49] It also established tha Uptown Ireland Executive, a thugged-out devolved power-sharin posse, which must consist of both unionist n' nationalist parties.

Although tha number of actizzle participants was relatively small, tha Troublez affected nuff up in Uptown Ireland on a thugged-out everyday basis; they impact sometimes spread ta England n' tha Rehood of Ireland, and, occasionally, ta partz of mainland Europe.[50]

Peace lines, which was built up in Uptown Ireland durin tha early muthafuckin yearz of tha Troubles, remain up in place.[51]

Background [ edit ]

In 1609, Scottish n' Gangsta settlers, known as planters, was given land escheated from tha natizzle Irish up in tha Plantation of Ulster.[52] Coupled wit Protestant immigration ta "unplanted" areaz of Ulster, particularly Antrim n' Down, dis resulted up in conflict between tha natizzle Catholics n' tha "planters", leadin up in turn ta two bloody religious conflicts known as tha Irish Confederate Wars (1641�"1653) n' tha Williamite war (1689�"1691), both of which resulted up in Protestant victories.

Anglican dominizzle up in Ireland was ensured by tha passage of tha Penal Laws dat curtailed tha religious, legal, n' ballistical muthafuckin rightz of mah playas (includin both Catholics n' Protestant Dissenters, like fuckin Presbyterians) whoz ass did not conform ta tha state church, tha Anglican Church of Ireland fo' realz. As tha Penal Laws started ta be phased up in tha latta part of tha 18th century, there was mo' competizzle fo' land, as restrictions was lifted on tha Irish Catholic mobilitizzle ta rent. With Roman Catholics allowed ta loot land n' enta trades from which they had formerly been banned, tensions arose resultin up in tha Protestant "Peep O'Dizzle Boys"[53] n' Catholic "Defenders". This pimped polarisation between tha communitizzles n' a thugged-out dramatic reduction up in reformers among Protestants, nuff of whom had been growin mo' receptizzle ta democratic reform.[53]

Peepin tha foundation of tha republican Posse of tha United Irishmen by Presbyterians, Catholics, n' liberal Anglicans, n' tha resultin failed Irish Rebellion of 1798, sectarian shiznit between Catholics n' Protestants continued. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Da Orange Order (founded 1795), wit its stated goal of upholdin tha Protestant faith n' loyalty ta tha heirz of Lil' Willy of Orange, dates from dis period n' remains actizzle ta dis day.[54]

With tha Actz of Union 1800 (which came tha fuck into force on 1 January 1801), a freshly smoked up ballistical framework was formed wit tha abolizzle of tha Irish Parliament n' incorporation of Ireland tha fuck into tha United Mackdaddydom of Great Britain n' Ireland. Da result was a cold-ass lil closer tie between Anglicans n' tha formerly republican Presbyterians as part of a "loyal" Protestant hood fo' realz. Although Catholic emancipation was bigged up up in 1829, largely eliminatin straight-up legit discrimination against Roman Catholics (then round 75% of Irelandz population), Dissenters, n' Jews, tha Repeal Associationz campaign ta repeal tha 1801 Union failed.

In tha late 19th century, tha Home Rule movement was pimped n' served ta define tha divide between most nationalists (usually Catholics), whoz ass sought tha restoration of a Irish Parliament, n' most unionists (usually Protestants), whoz ass was afraid of bein a minoritizzle under a Catholic-dominated Irish Parliament n' whoz ass tended ta support continuin union wit Britain.

Unionists n' Home Rule advocates was tha main ballistical factions up in late 19th- n' early 20th-century Ireland.[55]

By tha second decade of tha 20th century, Home Rule, or limited Irish self-government, was on tha brink of bein conceded cuz of tha agitation of tha Irish Parliamentary Party. In response ta tha campaign fo' Home Rule which started up in tha 1870s, unionists, mostly Protestant n' largely concentrated up in Ulster, had resisted both self-government n' independence fo' Ireland, fearin fo' they future up in a overwhelmingly Catholic ghetto dominated by tha Roman Catholic Church. In 1912, unionists hustled by Edward Carson signed tha Ulsta Covenant n' pledged ta resist Home Rule by force if necessary. To dis end, they formed tha paramilitary Ulsta Volunteer Force (UVF).[56]

In response, nationalists hustled by Eoin MacNeill formed tha Irish Volunteers up in 1913, whose goal was ta oppose tha UVF n' ensure enactment of tha Third Home Rule Bizzle up in tha event of British or unionist recalcitrance. Da outbreak of tha First Ghetto War up in 1914, n' Irelandz involvement up in tha war, temporarily averted possible civil war up in Ireland n' delayed tha resolution of tha question of Irish independence yo. Home Rule, although passed up in tha British Parliament wit Royal Assent, was suspended fo' tha duration of tha war.

Da Irish Volunteers split, wit a majority, known as tha Nationizzle Volunteers, supportin tha war effort, n' a shitload of dem joinin Irish regimentz of tha New British Army. Many of dem playas whoz ass stayed was radical nationalists, among dem Irish Republican Brotherhood infiltrators. From these ranks came dem playas whoz ass launched tha Easta Rising up in Dublin up in 1916, hustled by Padraig Pearse n' Jizzy Connolly. Two-and-a-half muthafuckin years afta tha executionz of sixteen of tha Risingz leaders, tha separatist Sinn Féin jam won tha December 1918 general erection up in Ireland wit 47% of tha vote n' a majoritizzle of seats, n' set up tha 1919 First Dáil (Irish Parliament) up in Dublin. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Their victory was aided by tha threat of conscription fo' First Ghetto Battle service. Da Irish Battle fo' Independence followed, leadin ta eventual independence up in 1922 fo' tha Irish Jacked State, which comprised 26 of tha 32 Irish counties. Put ya muthafuckin choppers up if ya feel dis! In Ulster, particularly up in tha six countizzles which became Uptown Ireland, Sinn Féin fared relatively skankyly up in tha 1918 erection, n' unionists won a majority.[56]

Da Posse of Ireland Act 1920 partitioned tha island of Ireland tha fuck into two separate jurisdictions, Downtown Ireland n' Uptown Ireland, both devolved regionz of tha United Mackdaddydom. This partizzle of Ireland was confirmed when tha Parliament of Uptown Ireland exercised its right up in December 1922 under tha Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 ta "opt out" of tha newly established Irish Jacked State.[49] A part of tha treaty signed up in 1922 mandated dat a funky-ass boundary commission would sit ta decizzle where tha frontier of tha northern state would be up in relation ta its southern neighbour fo' realz. Afta tha Irish Civil War of 1922�"1923, dis part of tha treaty was given less prioritizzle by tha freshly smoked up Dublin posse hustled by W. T. Cosgrave, n' was on tha fuckin' down-lowly dropped. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! As countizzles Fermanagh n' Tyrone n' border areaz of Londonderry, Armagh, n' Down was mainly nationalist, tha Irish Boundary Commission could reduce Uptown Ireland ta four countizzles or less.[56]

Uptown Ireland remained a part of tha United Mackdaddydom, albeit under a separate system of posse whereby dat shiznit was given its own parliament n' devolved posse. While dis arrangement kicked it wit tha desirez of unionists ta remain part of tha United Mackdaddydom, nationalists largely viewed tha partizzle of Ireland as a illegal n' arbitrary division of tha island against tha will of tha majoritizzle of its people. They broke off some disrespec dat tha Uptown Ireland state was neither legitimate nor democratic yo, but pimped wit a thugged-out deliberately gerrymandered unionist majority. Catholics initially composed bout 35% of its population.[57] A total of 557 people, mostly Catholics, was capped up in ballistical or sectarian shiznit from 1920 ta 1922 up in tha six countizzles dat would become Uptown Ireland, both durin n' afta tha Irish Battle of Independence.[58] Da result was[59] communal strife between Catholics n' Protestants, wit some historians describin dis shit, especially dat up in Belfast, as a pogrom,[60][61] although historian Peta Hart argues dat tha term aint appropriate given tha reciprocitizzle of shiznit up in Uptown Ireland.[62]

Sir Jizzy Craig , 1st Prime Minista of Uptown Ireland whoz ass holla'd, "All I boast is dat we is a Protestant Parliament n' Protestant State".

A marginalised remnant of tha Irish Republican Army survived tha Irish Civil War. This would come ta git a major impact on Uptown Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Although tha IRA was proscribed on both sidez of tha freshly smoked up Irish border, it remained ideologically committed ta overthrowin both tha Uptown Ireland n' tha Jacked State posses by force of arms ta unify Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Da government of Uptown Ireland passed tha Special Powers Act up in 1922, givin sweepin powers ta tha posse n' five-o ta intern suspects without trial n' ta administa corporal punishment like fuckin flogging ta re-establish or preserve law n' order n' shit. Da Act continued ta be used against nationalists long afta tha shiznit of dis period had come ta a end.[63] In 1920, up in local erections held under proportionizzle representation, nationalists had won control over nuff local posses, includin tha County Councilz of Fermanagh n' Tyrone, n' tha Londonderry Borough Council governin Derry City. In response, up in 1922 tha freshly smoked up unionist posse re-drew tha electoral boundaries ta give its supportas a majoritizzle n' abolished proportionizzle representation up in favour of first past tha post voting. This resulted up in unionist control of areas like fuckin Derry City, Fermanagh, n' Tyrone where they was straight-up a minoritizzle of voters.[64]

Da two sides' positions became strictly defined followin dis period. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! From a unionist perspective, Uptown Irelandz nationalists was inherently disloyal n' determined ta force unionists tha fuck into a united Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! This threat was peeped as justifyin preferential treatment of unionists up in housing, employment n' other fields. Da prevalence of larger crews n' thus tha potential fo' a mo' rapid population growth among Catholics was peeped as a threat. Unionist posses ignored Edward Carsonz warnin up in 1921 dat alienatin Catholics would make Uptown Ireland inherently unstable fo' realz. Afta tha early 1920s, there was occasionizzle incidentz of sectarian unrest up in Uptown Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! These included severe riotin up in Belfast up in tha 1930s n' 1950s, n' tha IRAz brief Uptown Campaign up in tha 1940s n' Border Campaign between 1956 n' 1962, which did not trip off broad ghettofab support among nationalists fo' realz. Afta tha IRA called off its campaign up in 1962, Uptown Ireland became relatively stable fo' a funky-ass brief period.[56]

Late 1960s [ edit ]

There is lil agreement on tha exact date of tha start of tha Troubles. Different writas have suggested different dates. These include tha formation of tha modern Ulsta Volunteer Force up in 1966,[65] tha civil muthafuckin rights march up in Derry on 5 October 1968, tha beginnin of tha 'Battle of tha Bogside' on 12 August 1969 or tha deployment of British troops on 14 August 1969.[56]

Civil muthafuckin rights campaign n' unionist backlash [ edit ]

A civil muthafuckin rights mural up in Derry

In March n' April 1966, Irish nationalists/republicans held parades all up in Ireland ta mark tha 50th anniversary of tha Easta Rising. On 8 March, a crew of Irish republicans dynamited Nelsonz Pillar up in Dublin. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch fo' realz. At tha time, tha IRA was weak n' not engaged up in armed action yo, but some unionists warned dat shiznit was bout ta be revived ta launch another campaign against Uptown Ireland.[66][67] In April 1966, loyalists hustled by Ian Paisley, a Protestant fundamentalist preacher, dropped tha Ulsta Constipation Defence Committee (UCDC). Well shiiiit, it set up a paramilitary-style win called tha Ulsta Protestant Volunteers (UPV)[66] ta oust Terence O'Neill, Prime Minista of Uptown Ireland fo' realz. Although O'Neill was a unionist, they viewed his ass as bein too 'soft' on tha civil muthafuckin rights movement n' opposed his thugged-out lil' policies.[68]

A UVF mural up in Belfast

At tha same time, a loyalist crew callin itself tha Ulsta Volunteer Force (UVF) emerged up in tha Shankill area of Belfast. Dat shiznit was hustled by Gusty Spence, a gangbangin' forma British soldier n' shit. Many of its thugz was also thugz of tha UCDC n' UPV.[69] In April n' May 1966 it petrol bombed a fuckin shitload of Catholic cribs, schools n' bidnizzes fo' realz. A firebomb capped a coffin dodgin' Protestant widow, Matilda Gould.[66] On 21 May, tha UVF issued a statement declarin "war" against tha IRA n' mah playas helpin dat shit.[70] Da UVF fatally blasted a Catholic civilian, Jizzy Scullion, as da thug strutted home on 27 May fo' realz. A month lata it blasted three Catholic civilians as they left a pub, cappin' Peta Ward, a Catholic from tha Falls Road.[66][70] Shortly after, tha UVF was proscribed by tha Uptown Ireland posse.[66]

In tha mid-1960s, a non-violent civil muthafuckin rights campaign fuckin started up in Uptown Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Well shiiiit, it comprised crews like fuckin tha Uptown Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA), tha Campaign fo' Ghetto Justice (CSJ), tha Derry Citizens' Action Committee (DCAC) n' Peoplez Democracy,[71] whose stated goals were:

an end ta thang discrimination �" it flossed evidence dat Catholics/nationalists was less likely ta be given certain thangs, especially posse thangs

an end ta discrimination up in housin allocation �" it flossed evidence dat unionist-controlled local councils allocated housin ta Protestants ahead of Catholics/nationalists

one dude, one vote �" up in Uptown Ireland, only householdaz could vote up in local erections, while up in tha rest of tha United Mackdaddydom all adults could vote

an end ta gerrymandering of electoral boundaries �" dis meant dat nationalists had less votin juice than unionists, even where nationalists was a majority

reform of tha five-o force (Royal Ulsta Constabulary) �" dat shiznit was over 90% Protestant n' criticised fo' sectarianism n' five-o brutality

repeal of tha Special Powers Act �" dis allowed five-o ta search without a warrant, arrest n' imprison playas without charge or trial, ban any assemblies or parades, n' ban any publications; tha Act was used almost exclusively against nationalists[72][66][73][74][75]

Yo, some suspected n' accused NICRA of bein a republican front-group whose illest goal was ta unite Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Although republicans n' some thugz of tha IRA (then hustled by Cathal Goulding n' pursuin a non-violent agenda) helped ta create n' drive tha movement, they did not control it n' was not a thugged-out dominant faction within dat shit.[56][76][77][78][79]

On 20 June 1968, civil muthafuckin rights activists (includin Austin Currie, a nationalist MP) protested against housin discrimination by squatting up in a doggy den up in Caledon. Da local council had allocated tha doggy den ta a unhooked up 19-year-old Protestant (Emily Beattie, tha secretary of a local UUP sucka) instead of either of two big-ass Catholic crews wit lil' thugs.[80] RUC fools �" one of whom was Beattiez brutha �" forcibly removed tha activists.[80] Two minutes before tha protest, tha two Catholic crews whoz ass had been squattin up in tha doggy den next door was removed by police.[81] Currie had brought they grievizzle ta tha local council n' ta Stormont yo, but had been holla'd at ta muthafuckin bounce. Da incident invigorated tha civil muthafuckin rights movement.[82]

A monument ta Uptown Irelandz first civil muthafuckin rights march

On 24 August 1968, tha civil muthafuckin rights movement held its first civil muthafuckin rights march, from Coalisland ta Dungannon. Many mo' marches was held over tha followin year. Shiiit, dis aint no joke. Loyalists (especially thugz of tha UPV) beat down a shitload of tha marches n' held counter-demonstrations up in a funky-ass bid ta git tha marches banned.[80] Because of tha lack of five-o erection ta tha attacks, nationalists saw tha RUC, almost wholly Protestant, as backin tha loyalists n' allowin tha attacks ta occur.[83] On 5 October 1968, a cold-ass lil civil muthafuckin rights march up in Derry was banned by tha Uptown Ireland posse.[84] When marchers defied tha ban, RUC fools surrounded tha marchers n' beat dem indiscriminately n' without provocation. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Mo' than 100 playas was fucked up, includin a fuckin shitload of nationalist suckas.[84] Da incident was filmed by televizzle shizzle crews n' shown round tha ghetto. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass.[85] It caused outrage among Catholics n' nationalists, sparkin two minutez of riotin up in Derry between nationalists n' tha RUC.[84]

A few minutes later, a hustla civil muthafuckin rights group, Peoplez Democracy, was formed up in Belfast.[80] In late November, O'Neill promised tha civil muthafuckin rights movement some concessions yo, but these was peeped as too lil by nationalists n' too much by loyalists, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. On 1 January 1969, Peoplez Democracy fuckin started a gangbangin' four-dizzle march from Belfast ta Derry, which was repeatedly harassed n' beat down by loyalists fo' realz. At Burntollet Bridge tha marchers was beat down by bout 200 loyalists, includin some off-duty five-o fools, armed wit iron bars, bricks n' bottlez up in a planned ambush. When tha march reached Derry Citizzle dat shiznit was again n' again n' again attacked. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Da marchers fronted dat five-o did not a god damn thang ta protect dem n' dat some fools helped tha attackers.[86] That night, RUC fools went on a rampage up in tha Bogside area of Derry, comin' at Catholic cribs, comin' at n' threatenin gangstas, n' hurlin sectarian abuse.[86] Residents then sealed off tha Bogside wit barricades ta keep tha five-o out, bustin "Jacked Derry", which was briefly a no-go area fo' tha securitizzle forces.[87][88]

In March n' April 1969, loyalists bombed wata n' electricitizzle installations up in Uptown Ireland, blamin dem on tha dormant IRA n' elementz of tha civil muthafuckin rights movement. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Some attacks left much of Belfast without juice n' gin n juice n' shit. Loyalists hoped tha bombings would force O'Neill ta resign n' brang a end ta any concessions ta nationalists.[89][90] There was six bombings between 30 March n' 26 April.[89][91] All was widely blamed on tha IRA, n' British soldiers was busted ta guard installations. Unionist support fo' O'Neill waned, n' on 28 April he resigned as Prime Minister.[89]

August 1969 riots n' aftermath [ edit ]

On 19 April there was clashes between NICRA marchers, tha RUC n' loyalists up in tha Bogside. RUC fools entered tha doggy den of Samuel Devenny (42), a uninvolved Catholic civilian, n' beat his ass along wit two of his cold-ass teenage daughtas n' a cold-ass lil crew playa.[89] One of tha daughtas was beaten unconscious as she lay recoverin from surgery.[92] Devenny suffered a ass battle n' took a dirt nap on 17 July from his wild lil' fuck-ups. On 13 July, RUC fools beat a Catholic civilian, Frankie McCloskey (67), durin clashes up in Dungiven yo. Dude took a dirt nap of his wild lil' fuck-ups tha next day.[89]

On 12 August, tha loyalist Apprentice Thugz of Derry was allowed ta march along tha edge of tha Bogside. Taunts n' pistols was exchanged between tha loyalists n' nationalist gangstas fo' realz. Afta bein bombarded wit stones n' petrol bombs from nationalists, tha RUC, backed by loyalists, tried ta storm tha Bogside. Da RUC used CS gas, armoured vehiclez n' wata cannons yo, but was kept at bay by hundredz of nationalists.[93] Da continuous fighting, which became known as tha Battle of tha Bogside, lasted fo' three days.

In response ta events up in Derry, nationalists held protests at RUC bases up in Belfast n' elsewhere, so peek-a-boo, clear tha way, I be comin' thru fo'sho. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Some of these hustled ta clashes wit tha RUC n' attacks on RUC bases. In Belfast, loyalists responded by invadin nationalist districts, burnin houses n' bidnizzes. There was glock battlez between nationalists n' tha RUC, n' between nationalists n' loyalists fo' realz. A crew of bout 30 IRA thugz was involved up in tha fightin up in Belfast. Da RUC deployed Shorland armoured cars mounted wit heavy Brownin machine guns. Da Shorlandz twice opened fire on a funky-ass block of flats up in a nationalist district, cappin' a nine-year-old boy, Patrick Rooney. RUC fools opened fire on riotas up in Armagh, Dungannon n' Coalisland.[56]

Durin tha riots, on 13 August, Taoiseach Jack Lynch done cooked up a televizzle address yo. Dude condemned tha RUC n' holla'd dat tha Irish Government "can no longer stand by n' peep innocent playas fucked up n' like worse".[94] Dude called fo' a United Nations peacekeeping force ta be deployed n' holla'd dat Irish Army field hospitizzlez was bein set up all up in tha border up in County Donegal near Derry. Lynch added dat Irish re-unification would be tha only permanent solution. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Some interpreted tha rap as a threat of military intervention.[95] Afta tha riots, Lynch ordered tha Irish Army ta plan fo' a possible humanitarian intervention up in Uptown Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Da plan, Exercise Armageddon, was rejected n' remained classified fo' thirty years.[96]

On 14�"15 August, British troops were deployed up in Derry n' Belfast ta restore order,[97] but did not try ta enta tha Bogside, brangin a temporary end ta tha riots, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. Ten playas had been capped,[98] n' 745 had been fucked up, includin 154 whoz ass suffered gunshot wounds.[99] 154 cribs n' other buildings was demolished n' over 400 needed repairs, 83% of tha buildings damaged was occupied by Catholics.[99] Between July n' September 1,505 Catholic n' 315 Protestant crews was forced ta flee they cribs.[100] Da Irish Army set up refugee camps up in tha Rehood near tha border n' shit. Nationalists initially welcomed tha British Army, as they did not trust tha RUC.[101]

On 9 September, tha Uptown Ireland Joint Securitizzle Committee kicked it wit at Stormont Castle n' decided that

A peace line was ta be established ta separate physically tha Falls n' tha Shankill communities. Put ya muthafuckin choppers up if ya feel dis! Initially dis would take tha form of a temporary barbed wire fence which would be manned by tha Army n' tha Police...Dat shiznit was agreed dat there should be no question of tha peace line becomin permanent although dat shiznit was bigged up dat tha barriers might gotta be strengthened up in some locations.[102]

On 10 September tha British Army started construction of tha straight-up original gangsta "peace wall".[103] Dat shiznit was tha straight-up original gangsta of nuff such walls across Uptown Ireland dat still stand todizzle.[104]

Afta tha riots, tha 'Hunt Committee' was set up ta examine tha RUC. Well shiiiit, it published its report on 12 October, recommendin dat tha RUC become a unarmed force n' tha B Specials be disbanded. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! That night, loyalists took ta tha streetz of Belfast up in protest all up in tha report. Durin shiznit up in tha Shankill, UVF thugz blasted dead RUC fool Victor Arbuckle yo. Dude was tha straight-up original gangsta RUC fool ta be capped durin tha Troubles.[105] In October n' December 1969, tha UVF carried up a fuckin shitload of lil' small-ass bombings up in tha Rehood of Ireland.[56]

1970s [ edit ]

Violence peaks n' Stormont collapses [ edit ]

1971 newsreel bout tha background of tha conflict

Loyalist banner n' graffiti on a funky-ass buildin up in tha Shankill area of Belfast, 1970

Despite tha British possez attempt ta do "nothang dat would suggest partialitizzle ta one section of tha hood" n' tha improvement of tha relationshizzle between tha Army n' tha local population followin tha Army assistizzle wit flood relief up in August 1970, tha Falls Curfew n' a thang dat was busted lyrics bout all up in tha time as "an inflamed sectarian one, which is bein deliberately exploited by tha IRA n' other extremists" meant dat relations between tha Catholic population n' tha British Army rapidly deteriorated.[106]

From 1970 all up in 1972 a explosion of political shit occurred up in Uptown Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Da deadliest battle up in tha early 70s was tha McGurkz Bar bombing by tha UVF up in 1971.[107] Da shiznit peaked up in 1972, when nearly 500 people, just over half of dem civilians, lost they lives, da most thugged-out shitty year up in tha entire conflict.[108]

By tha end of 1971, 29 barricades was up in place up in Derry, blockin access ta what tha fuck was known as Jacked Derry; 16 of these was impassable even ta tha British Armyz one-ton armoured hoopties.[88] Many of tha nationalist or republican "no-go areas" was controlled by one of tha two factionz of tha Irish Republican Army�"the Provisionizzle IRA n' Straight-Up Legit IRA. There is nuff muthafuckin reasons offered fo' why shiznit blew tha fuck up in these years.

Unionists claim tha main reason was tha formation of tha Provisionizzle IRA n' Straight-Up Legit IRA, particularly tha forma n' shit. These two crews was formed when the IRA split tha fuck into tha 'Provisional' n' 'Official' factions. While tha olda IRA had embraced non-violent civil agitation,[109] tha freshly smoked up Provisionizzle IRA was determined ta wage "armed struggle" against British rule up in Uptown Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Da freshly smoked up IRA was willin ta take on tha role of "defendaz of tha Catholic hood",[110] rather than seekin working-class ecumenical unitizzle across both communities.

Nationalists point ta a fuckin shitload of events up in these muthafuckin years ta explain tha upsurge up in shit. One such incident was tha Falls Curfew up in July 1970, when 3,000 troops imposed a cold-ass lil curfew on tha nationalist Lower Falls area of Belfast, firin mo' than 1,500 roundz of ammunizzle up in glock battlez wit tha Straight-Up Legit IRA, n' cappin' four playas fo' realz. Another was tha introduction of internment without trial up in 1971 (of 350 initial detainees, none was Protestants).[111] Mo'over, cuz of skanky intelligence,[112] straight-up few of dem interned was straight-up republican activists all up in tha time yo, but some internees became mo' n' mo' n' mo' radicalised as a result of they experiences.[56]

Bloody Sunday [ edit ]

A third event, Bloody Sunday, was tha blastin dead of thirteen unarmed pimps by tha British Army at a proscribed anti-internment rally up in Derry on 30 January 1972 (a fourteenth playa took a dirt nap of his wild lil' fuck-ups some months later) while fifteen other civilians was wounded.[113][114] Da march had been organised by tha Uptown Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA). Da soldiers involved was thugz of tha 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment, also known as "1 Para".[115]

This was one of da most thugged-out prominent events dat occurred durin tha Troublez as dat shiznit was recorded as tha phattest number of civilians capped up in a single blastin incident.[116] Bloody Sundizzle pimped outly increased tha hostilitizzle of Catholics n' Irish nationalists towardz tha British military n' posse while hella elevatin tensions fo' realz. As a result, tha Provisionizzle IRA gained mo' support, especially all up in risin numberz of recruits up in tha local areas.[117]

Peepin tha introduction of internment there was a shitload of glock battlez between tha British Army n' both tha Provisionizzle n' Straight-Up Legit IRA. These included tha Battle at Springmartin n' tha Battle of Lenadoon. Between 1971 n' 1975, 1,981 playas was interned; 1,874 was Catholic/republican, while 107 was Protestant/loyalist.[118] There was widespread allegationz of abuse n' even torture of detainees,[119][120] n' up in 1972, tha "five steez" used by tha five-o n' army fo' invigoration was ruled ta be illegal followin a British posse inquiry.[121]

Da Provisionizzle IRA, or "Provos", as they became known, sought ta establish theyselves as tha defender of tha nationalist hood.[122][123] Da Straight-Up Legit IRA (OIRA) fuckin started its own armed campaign up in erection ta tha ongoin shit. Da Provisionizzle IRAz bitch ass campaign fuckin started up in early 1971 when tha Army Council sanctioned attacks on tha British Army.[124]

In 1972, tha Provisionizzle IRA capped approximately 100 thugz of tha securitizzle forces, wounded 500 others, n' carried up approximately 1,300 bombings,[125] mostly against commercial targets which they considered "the artificial economy".[further explanation needed][108][124][126] Their bombin campaign capped nuff civilians, notably on Bloody Friday on 21 July, when they set off 22 bombs up in tha centre of Belfast, cappin' five civilians, two British soldiers, a Royal Ulsta Constabulary (RUC) reservist, n' a Ulsta Defence Association (UDA) member.[127][128][129] Ten minutes later, nine civilians was capped up in a triple hoopty bombing up in Claudy.[130] Da IRA be accused of committin dis bombin but no proof fo' dat accusation is published yet.[131][132]

In 1972 tha Straight-Up Legit IRAz campaign was largely counter-productive.[133] Da Aldershot bombing, a whoopin' on tha barrackz of tha Parachute Regiment up in retaliation fo' Bloody Sunday, capped five biatch cleaners, a gardener n' a army chaplain.[134] Da Straight-Up Legit IRA capped three soldiers up in Derry up in April yo, but Joe McCann was capped by tha Parachute Regiment up in Belfast durin tha same month.[133] Da Straight-Up Legit IRA called off its campaign up in May 1972.[135]

British troop concentrations peaked at 20:1000 of tha civilian population, tha highest ratio found up in tha history of counterinsurgency warfare, higher than dat bigged up durin tha "Malayan Emergency"/"Anti-British Nationizzle Liberation War", ta which tha conflict is frequently compared.[136] Operation Motorman, tha military operation fo' tha surge, was tha freshest military operation up in Ireland since tha Irish Battle of Independence.[137] In total, almost 22,000 British forces was involved,[137] In tha minutes before 31 July, bout 4,000 extra troops was brought tha fuck into Uptown Ireland.[137]

Despite a temporary ceasefire up in 1972 n' talks wit British officials, tha Provisionals was determined ta continue they campaign until tha achievement of a united Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Da UK posse up in London, believin tha Uptown Ireland administration incapable of containin tha securitizzle thang, sought ta take over tha control of law n' order there, so peek-a-boo, clear tha way, I be comin' thru fo'sho fo' realz. As dis was wack ta tha Uptown Ireland Government, tha British posse pushed all up in emergency legislation (the Uptown Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972) which suspended tha unionist-controlled Stormont parliament n' posse, n' introduced "direct rule" from London. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Direct rule was initially intended as a gangbangin' finger-lickin' dirty-ass short-term measure; tha medium-term game was ta restore self-government ta Uptown Ireland on a funky-ass basis dat was aaight ta both unionists n' nationalists fo' realz. Agreement proved elusive, however, n' tha Troublez continued all up in tha 1970s, 1980s, n' tha 1990s within a cold-ass lil context of ballistical deadlock. Da existence of "no-go areas" up in Belfast n' Derry was a cold-ass lil challenge ta tha authoritizzle of tha British posse up in Uptown Ireland, n' tha British Army demolished tha barricades n' re-established control over tha areas up in Operation Motorman on 31 July 1972.[56][126]

Sunningdale Agreement n' UWC strike [ edit ]

In June 1973, followin tha publication of a British White Paper n' a referendum up in March on tha statuz of Uptown Ireland, a freshly smoked up parliamentary body, tha Uptown Ireland Assembly, was established. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Erections ta dis was held on 28 June. In October 1973, mainstream nationalist n' unionist parties, along wit tha British n' Irish posses, negotiated tha Sunningdale Agreement, which was intended ta produce a ballistical settlement within Uptown Ireland yo, but wit a so-called "Irish dimension" involvin tha Republic. Da agreement provided fo' "power-sharing" �" tha creation of a executizzle containin both unionists n' nationalists�"and a "Council of Ireland" �" a funky-ass body made up of ministas from Uptown Ireland n' tha Republic, designed ta encourage cross-border co-operation. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Da similaritizzles between tha Sunningdale Agreement n' tha Belfast Agreement of 1998 has hustled some commentators ta characterise tha latta as "Sunningdale fo' slow learners".[138] This assertion has been criticised by ballistical scientists, one of whom stated dat "... there be ... dope differences between dem [Sunningdale n' Belfast], both up in termz of content n' tha circumstances surroundin they negotiation, implementation, n' operation".[139]

Belfast, 1974 British troops n' five-o rewind a cold-ass lil couple behind tha Europa Hotel . They was taken away. sic]" Loyalist graffiti: "Yo ass is now up in Protestant teratory []"

Unionists was split over Sunningdale, which was also opposed by tha IRA, whose goal remained not a god damn thang short of a end ta tha existence of Uptown Ireland as part of tha UK. Many unionists opposed tha concept of power-sharing, jumpin off bout some shiznit dat dat shiznit was not feasible ta share juice wit dem (nationalists) whoz ass sought tha destruction of tha state. Perhaps mo' significant, however, was tha unionist opposizzle ta tha "Irish dimension" n' tha Council of Ireland, which was perceived as bein a all-Ireland parliament-in-waiting. Remarks by a lil' Ghetto Democratic n' Labour Party (SDLP) councillor, Hugh Logue, ta a crew at Trinitizzle College Dublin dat Sunningdale was tha tool "by which tha Unionists is ghon be trundled off ta a united Ireland" also damaged chancez of dope unionist support fo' tha agreement. In January 1974, Brian Faulkner was narrowly deposed as UUP leader n' replaced by Harry West, although Faulkner retained his thugged-out lil' posizzle as Chief Executizzle up in tha freshly smoked up posse fo' realz. A UK general erection up in February 1974 gave tha anti-Sunningdale unionists tha opportunitizzle ta test unionist opinion wit tha slogan "Dublin is only a Sunningdale away", n' tha result galvanised they support: they won 11 of tha 12 seats, ballin 58% of tha vote wit most of tha rest goin ta nationalists n' pro-Sunningdale unionists.[56][126]

Ultimately, however, tha Sunningdale Agreement was brought down by mass action on tha part of loyalist paramilitaries (primarily tha Ulsta Defence Association, at dat time over 20,000 strong[citation needed]) n' workers, whoz ass formed tha Ulsta Workers' Council. They organised a general strike, tha Ulsta Workers' Council strike. This severely curtailed bidnizz up in Uptown Ireland n' cut off essential skillz like fuckin wata n' electricity. Nationalists argue dat tha British Posse did not do enough ta break dis strike n' uphold tha Sunningdale initiative. There is evidence dat tha strike was further encouraged by MI5, a part of they campaign ta 'disorientate' British prime minista Harold Wilsonz posse.[140] Faced wit such opposition, tha pro-Sunningdale unionists resigned from tha power-sharin posse n' tha freshly smoked up regime collapsed. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Three minutes tha fuck into tha UWC strike, on 17 May 1974, two UVF crews from tha Belfast n' Mid-Ulster brigades[70] detonated three no-warnin hoopty bombs up in Dublinz hood centre durin tha Fridizzle evenin rush hour, resultin up in 26 dirtnaps n' close ta 300 fuck-ups. Ninety minutes later, a gangbangin' fourth hoopty bomb blew up like a muthafucka up in Monaghan, cappin' seven additionizzle people. No Muthafucka has eva been convicted fo' these attacks,[56][126] wit tha bombings bein tha top billin loss of game up in a single dizzle durin tha Troubles.[116][141]

Proposal of a independent Uptown Ireland [ edit ]

Harold Wilson had secretly kicked it wit wit tha IRA up in 1971 while leader of tha opposition; his wild lil' freakadelic posse up in late 1974 n' early 1975 again n' again n' again kicked it wit wit tha IRA ta negotiate a cold-ass lil ceasefire. Durin tha meetings tha partizzles discussed tha possibilitizzle of British withdrawal from a independent Uptown Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Da failure of Sunningdale hustled ta tha straight-up consideration up in London until November 1975 of independence yo. Had tha withdrawal occurred �" which Wilson supported but others, includin Jizzy Callaghan, opposed �" tha region would have become a separate Dominion of tha British Commonwealth.[142]

Da British negotiations wit a illegal organisation angered tha Irish posse. Well shiiiit, it did not know they proceedings but feared dat tha British was thankin bout abandonin Uptown Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Foreign Minista Garret FitzGerald discussed up in a memorandum of June 1975 tha possibilitizzlez of orderly withdrawal n' independence, repartizzle of tha island or a cold-ass lil collapse of Uptown Ireland tha fuck into civil war n' anarchy. Da memorandum preferred a negotiated independence as tha dopest of tha three "worst case scenarios" yo, but concluded dat tha Irish posse could do lil.[142]

Da Irish posse had already failed ta prevent tha IRA from burnin down tha British Embassy up in 1972. Well shiiiit, it believed dat it could not enpimpin' tha ghettoz lil' small-ass army of 12,500 pimps without wack consequences fo' realz. A civil war up in Uptown Ireland would cause nuff dirtnaps there n' severe consequences fo' tha Republic, as tha hood would demand dat it intervene ta protect nationalists, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. FitzGerald warned Callaghan dat tha failure ta intervene, despite Irelandz inabilitizzle ta do so, would "threaten democratic posse up in tha Republic", which up in turn jeopardised British n' European securitizzle against Communist n' other foreign nations.[142]

Da Irish posse so dreaded tha consequencez of a independent Uptown Ireland dat FitzGerald refused ta ask tha British not ta withdraw�"as he feared dat openly discussin tha issue could permit tha British ta proceed�"and other thugz of posse opposed tha Irish Cabinet even discussin what tha fuck FitzGerald referred ta as a "doomsdizzle scenario" yo. Dude freestyled up in 2006 dat "Neither then nor since has hood opinion up in Ireland realised how tha fuck close ta disasta our whole island came durin tha last two muthafuckin yearz of Harold Wilsonz premiership."[142]

Merlyn Rees, tha Secretary of State fo' Uptown Ireland, lifted tha proscription against tha UVF up in April 1974. In December, one month afta tha Birmingham pub bombings which capped 21 people, tha IRA declared a cold-ass lil ceasefire; dis would theoretically last all up in most of tha followin year. Shiiit, dis aint no joke. Da ceasefire notwithstanding, sectarian cappinz straight-up blew tha fuck up in 1975, along wit internal feudin between rival paramilitary groups. This made 1975 one of tha "bloodiest muthafuckin yearz of tha conflict".[70]

On 31 July 1975 at Buskhill, outside Newry, ghettofab Irish cabaret crew the Miami Showband was returnin home ta Dublin afta a gig up in Banbridge when dat shiznit was ambushed by gunmen from tha UVF Mid-Ulsta Brigade bustin British Army uniforms at a funky-ass bogus military roadside checkpoint on tha main A1 road. Three of tha bandmembers, two Catholics n' a Protestant, was blasted dead, while two of tha UVF pimps was capped when tha bomb they had loaded onto tha bandz minibus detonated prematurely. Da followin January, eleven Protestant workers was gunned down up in Kingsmill, Downtown Armagh afta havin been ordered off they bus by a armed republican gang, which called itself tha Downtown Armagh Republican Action Force. One playa survived despite bein blasted 18 times, leavin ten fatalities. Put ya muthafuckin choppers up if ya feel dis! These cappinz was reportedly up in retaliation ta a loyalist double blastin battle against tha Reavey n' O'Dowd crews tha previous night.[56][108][126]

Da shiznit continued all up in tha rest of tha 1970s. This included a seriez of attacks up in Downtown England up in 1974 n' 1975 by Provisionizzle IRA actizzle steez unit tha Balcombe Street Gang.[143] Da British Posse reinstated tha ban against tha UVF up in October 1975, makin it once mo' a illegal organisation. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Da Provisionizzle IRAz December 1974 ceasefire officially ended up in January 1976, although it carried up nuff muthafuckin attacks up in 1975.[144][145] It had lost tha hope dat it had felt up in tha early 1970s dat it could force a rapid British withdrawal from Uptown Ireland, n' instead pimped a game known as tha "Long War", which involved a less intense but mo' sustained campaign of shiznit dat could continue indefinitely.[146] Da Straight-Up Legit IRA ceasefire of 1972, however, became permanent, n' tha "Official" movement eventually evolved tha fuck into tha Workers' Party, which rejected shiznit straight-up. But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat a splinta from tha "Officials"�"the Irish Nationizzle Liberation Army�"continued a cold-ass lil campaign of shiznit up in 1974.[126]

Late 1970s [ edit ]

By tha late 1970s, war-weariness was visible up in both communities. Put ya muthafuckin choppers up if ya feel dis! One sign of dis was tha formation of tha Peace People, which won tha Nobel Peace Prize up in 1976. Da Peace Muthafuckas organised big-ass demonstrations callin fo' a end ta paramilitary shit. Their campaign lost momentum, however, afta they appealed ta tha nationalist hood ta provide shiznit on tha IRA ta securitizzle forces.[147]

Da decade ended wit a thugged-out double battle by tha IRA against tha British. On 27 August 1979, Lord Mountbatten while on holidizzle up in Mullaghmore, County Sligo, was capped by a funky-ass bomb planted on board his boat. Three other playas was also capped: Lady Brabourne, tha coffin dodgin' mutha of Mountbattenz son-in-law; n' two teenagers, a grandson of Mountbatten n' a local boatman.[108] That same day, eighteen British soldiers, mostly thugz of tha Parachute Regiment, was capped by two remote-controlled bombs up in tha Warrenpoint ambush at Narrow Wata Castle, near Warrenpoint, County Down.[70] Dat shiznit was tha British Armyz phattest loss of game up in a single incident up in Operation Banner.[148]

Yo, successive British Governments, havin failed ta big up a ballistical settlement, tried ta "normalise" Uptown Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Aspects included tha removal of internment without trial n' tha removal of ballistical status fo' paramilitary prisoners. From 1972 onward, paramilitaries was tried up in juryless Diplock courts ta stay tha fuck away from intimidation of jurors. On conviction, they was ta be treated as ordinary criminals. Resistizzle ta dis policy among republican prisoners hustled ta mo' than 500 of dem up in tha Maze prison initiatin tha "blanket" n' "dirty" protests, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. Their protests culminated up in hunger strikes up in 1980 n' 1981, aimed all up in tha restoration of ballistical status, as well as other concessions.[56][126]

1980s [ edit ]

In tha 1981 Irish hunger strike, ten republican prisoners (seven from tha Provisionizzle IRA n' three from tha INLA) took a dirt nap of starvation. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Da first hunger striker ta die, Bobby Sands, was erected ta Parliament on a Anti-H-Block ticket, as was his wild lil' fuckin erection agent Owen Carron followin Sands' dirtnap. Da hunger strikes resonated among nuff nationalists; over 100,000 people[149] attended Sands' funeral mass up in Westside Belfast n' thousandz attended dem of tha other hunger strikers. From a Irish republican perspective, tha significizzle of these events was ta demonstrate potential fo' a ballistical n' electoral game.[150]

In tha wake of tha hunger strikes, Sinn Féin, which had become tha Provisionizzle IRAz ballistical wing,[149][151][152] fuckin started ta contest erections fo' tha last time up in both Uptown Ireland (as abstentionists) n' up in tha Republic. In 1986, Sinn Féin recognised tha legitimacy of tha Irish Dáil, which caused a lil' small-ass crew of thugz ta break away n' form Republican Sinn Féin.[56]

British Army up in Downtown Belfast, 1981

Da IRAz "Long War" was boosted by big-ass donationz of arms from Libya up in tha 1980s (see Provisionizzle IRA arms importation) cuz of Muammar Gaddafiz anger at British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcherz posse fo' assistin tha Reagan governmentz bombin of Tripoli, which had allegedly capped one of Gaddafiz lil' thugs fo' realz. Additionally, it received fundin from supportas up in tha United Hoodz n' elsewhere all up in tha Irish diaspora.

In 1982, tha IRA bombed military ceremonies up in Londonz Hyde Park n' Regentz Park, cappin' four soldiers, seven bandsmen n' seven horses.[153] Da INLA was highly actizzle up in tha early n' mid-1980s. In 1982, it bombed a gangbangin' finger-lickin' disco frequented by off-duty British soldiers, cappin' 11 soldiers n' six civilians.[108] One of tha IRAz most high-profile actions up in dis period was tha Brighton hotel bombing on 12 October 1984, when it set off a 100-pound bomb up in tha Grand Brighton Hotel up in Brighton, where suckas includin Thatcher, was stayin fo' tha Conservatizzle Party conference. Da bomb, which blew up like a muthafucka up in tha early minutez of tha morning, capped five people, includin Conservatizzle MP Sir Anthony Berry, n' fucked up thirty-four others.[154]

On 28 February 1985 up in Newry, nine RUC fools was capped up in a mortar attack on tha five-o station.[155][156] Dat shiznit was planned by tha IRAz Downtown Armagh Brigade n' a IRA unit up in Newry. Nine shells was fired from a mark 10 mortar which was bolted onto tha back of a hijacked Ford van up in Crossmaglen. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Eight shells overshot tha station; tha ninth hit a portable cabin which was bein used as a cold-ass lil canteen. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Dat shiznit was tha RUCz phattest loss of game durin tha Troubles.[155] On 8 May 1987, eight IRA thugz attacked a RUC station up in Loughgall, County Armagh, rockin a funky-ass bomb n' guns.[157] All was capped by tha SAS - da most thugged-out IRA thugz capped up in a single incident up in tha Troubles.[157] On 8 November 1987, up in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, a Provisionizzle IRA time bomb blew up like a muthafucka durin a Remembrizzle Sunday ceremony fo' UK Commonwealth war casualties. Put ya muthafuckin choppers up if ya feel dis! Da bomb went off by a cenotaph which was all up in tha ass of tha parade. Eleven playas (ten civilians, includin a pregnant biatch, n' one servin gangmember of tha RUC) was capped n' 63 was fucked up. Forma school headmasta Ronnie Hill was seriously fucked up in tha bombin n' slipped tha fuck into a cold-ass lil coma two minutes later, remainin up in dis condizzle fo' mo' than a thugged-out decade before his fuckin lil' dirtnap up in December 2000.[158] Da IRA eventually[when?] apologised fo' what tha fuck it fronted had been a gangbangin' fuck up n' dat its target had been tha British soldiers paradin ta tha memorial.[citation needed] Da unit dat carried up tha bombin was disbanded.[when?] Loyalist paramilitaries responded ta tha bombin wit revenge attacks on Catholics, mostly civilians.[159] Another bomb had been planted at nearby Tullyhommon at a parallel Remembrizzle Dizzle commemoration but failed ta detonate.[126]

In March 1988, three IRA volunteers whoz ass was plannin a funky-ass bombin was blasted dead by tha SAS at a Shell petrol station on Winston Churchill Avenue up in Gibraltar, tha British Overseas Territory attached ta tha downtown of Spain. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. This became known as Operation Flavius. Their funeral at Milltown Cemetery up in Belfast was attacked by Mike Stone, a UDA member whoz ass threw grenades as tha coffin was lowered n' blasted at playas whoz ass chased his muthafuckin ass. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Stone capped three people, includin IRA volunteer Kevin Brady. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Stone was put on lockdown fo' game tha followin year yo, but was freed 11 muthafuckin years lata under tha Dope Fridizzle Agreement.[160] Two British Army corporals, Dizzy Howes n' Derek Wood, drove tha fuck into Bradyz funeral up in Andersonstown up in a cold-ass lil civilian hoopty n' clothes, wit they glocks up in they car. Shiiit, dis aint no joke. They was kidnapped, taken away n' blasted dead by tha IRA. This became known as tha Corporals cappin's.[56][126]

Towardz tha end of tha decade, tha British Army tried ta soften its hood appearizzle ta gangstas up in communitizzles like fuckin Derry up in order ta improve relations between tha local hood n' tha military. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Soldiers was holla'd at not ta use tha telescopic sights on they riflez ta scan tha streets, as civilians believed they was bein aimed at. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Soldiers was also encouraged ta wear berets when mannin checkpoints (and lata other thangs) rather than helmets, which was perceived as militaristic n' hostile. Da system of disses was overhauled - if civilians believed they was bein harassed or played by soldiers up in tha streets or durin searches n' done cooked up a cold-ass lil complaint, they would never smoke up what tha fuck action (if any) was taken. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Da freshly smoked up regulations required a fool ta git on over ta tha complainants doggy den ta inform dem of tha outcome of they complaint.[161]

In tha 1980s, loyalist paramilitary groups, includin tha Ulsta Volunteer Force, tha Ulsta Defence Association n' Ulsta Resistance, imported arms n' explosives from Downtown Africa.[70] Da weapons obtained was divided between tha UDA, tha UVF n' Ulsta Resistance, although a shitload of tha weaponry (like fuckin rocket-propelled grenades) was hardly used. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! In 1987, tha Irish Peoplez Liberation Organisation (IPLO), a funky-ass breakaway faction of tha INLA, engaged up in a funky-ass bloody feud against tha INLA which weakened tha INLAz presence up in some areas. By 1992, tha IPLO was fucked wit by tha Provisionals fo' its involvement up in sticky-icky-icky dealin thus endin tha feud.[56]

1990s [ edit ]

Yo, since tha late 1980s, while tha IRA continued its armed campaign, its ballistical win Sinn Féin, hustled since 1983 by Gerry Adams, sought a negotiated end ta tha conflict, although Adams accurately predicted dat dis would be a straight-up long process yo. Dude predicted tha war would last another 20 muthafuckin years yo. Dude conducted open talks wit Jizzy Hume �" tha SDLP leader �" n' secret talks wit posse officials. Loyalists was also engaged up in behind-the-scenes talks ta end tha shit, connectin wit tha British n' Irish posses all up in Protestant clergy, up in particular tha Presbyterian minister, Reverend Roy Magee n' Anglican Archbishop Robin Eames.[citation needed]

Escalation up in Downtown Armagh [ edit ]

Da IRAz Downtown Armagh Brigade had made tha ghettoside hood of Crossmaglen they stronghold since tha 1970s. Da surroundin villagez of Silverbridge, Cullyhanna, Cullaville, Forkhill, Jonesborough n' Creggan was also IRA strongholds. In February 1978, a British Army Gazelle helicopta was blasted down near Silverbridge, cappin' Lieutenant Colonel Ian Corden-Lloyd.[162]

'Sniper at Work' sign up in Crossmaglen

In tha 1990s, tha IRA came up wit a freshly smoked up plan ta restrict British Army foot patrols near Crossmaglen. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. They pimped two sniper crews ta battle British Army n' RUC patrols.[163] They probably fired from a improvised armoured car rockin a .50 BMG calibre M82 sniper rifle. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Signs was put up round Downtown Armagh readin "Sniper at Work". Da snipers capped a total of nine thugz of tha securitizzle forces: seven soldiers n' two constables. Da last ta be capped before tha Dope Fridizzle Agreement, was a British soldier, bombardier Steven Restorick.

Da IRA had pimped tha capacitizzle ta battle helicoptas up in Downtown Armagh n' elsewhere since tha 1980s,[164] includin tha 1990 shootdown of a Gazelle flyin over tha border between Tyrone n' Monaghan; there was no fatalitizzles up in dat incident.[165]

Another incident involvin British helicoptas up in Downtown Armagh was tha Battle of Newry Road up in September 1993.[166] Two other helicopters, a British Army Lynx n' a Royal Air Force Puma was blasted down by improvised mortar fire up in 1994. Da IRA set up checkpoints up in Downtown Armagh durin dis period, unchallenged by tha securitizzle forces.[164][167]

Downin Street mortar attack [ edit ]

Popo fools lookin at a funky-ass burned van used by tha IRA up in tha 1991 mortar whoopin' on 10 Downin Street

On 7 February 1991, tha IRA attempted ta assassinizzle prime minista Jizzy Major n' his war cabinet by launching a mortar at 10 Downin Street while they was gathered there ta say shit bout tha Gulf War. Da mortar bombin caused only four fuck-ups, two ta five-o fools, while tha prime minista n' tha entire war cabinet was unharmed.

First ceasefire [ edit ]

Afta a prolonged period of background ballistical manoeuvring, durin which tha Baltic Exchange n' Bishopsgate bombings occurred up in London, both loyalist n' republican paramilitary crews declared ceasefires up in 1994. Da year leadin up ta tha ceasefires was a particularly tense one, marked by atrocities. Put ya muthafuckin choppers up if ya feel dis! Da UDA n' UVF stepped up they attacks. Da IRA responded wit tha Shankill Road bombing up in October 1993, which aimed ta bust a cap up in tha UDA leadershizzle yo, but capped eight Protestant civilian shoppers n' one low-rankin UDA member, as well as one of tha perpetrators, whoz ass was capped when tha bomb detonated prematurely. Da UDA retaliated wit mass blastings up in nationalist areas like fuckin Gaysteel n' Castlerock. Eight playas was capped at Gaysteel n' four at Castlerock, all but two of whom was Catholic.[56]

On 16 June 1994, just before tha ceasefires, tha Irish Nationizzle Liberation Army killed three UVF thugz up in a glock whoopin' on tha Shankill Road. In revenge, three minutes later, tha UVF killed six civilians up in a gangbangin' finger-lickin' dirty-ass blastin at a pub up in Loughinisland, County Down. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Da IRA, up in tha remainin month before its ceasefire, capped four ballin' loyalist paramilitaries, three from tha UDA n' one from tha UVF. On 31 August 1994, tha IRA declared a ceasefire. Da loyalist paramilitaries, temporarily united up in tha "Combined Loyalist Military Command", reciprocated six weeks later n' shiznit fo' realz. Although these ceasefires failed up in tha short run, they marked a effectizzle end ta large-scale ballistical shit, as they paved tha way fo' tha final ceasefires.[56][126]

In 1995, tha United Hoodz appointed George J. Mitchell as tha United Hoodz Special Envoy fo' Uptown Ireland. Mitchell was recognised as bein mo' than a token envoy n' as representin a Prezzy (Bizzle Clinton) wit a thugged-out deep interest up in events.[168] Da British n' Irish posses agreed dat Mitchell would chair a internationistic commission on disarmament of paramilitary groups.[169]

Second ceasefire [ edit ]

On 9 February 1996, less than two muthafuckin years afta tha declaration of tha ceasefire, tha IRA revoked it wit tha Docklandz bombing up in tha Canary Wharf area of London, cappin' two people, injurin 39 others,[170] n' causin £85 mazillion up in damage ta tha hoodz financial centre. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Sinn Féin blamed tha failure of tha ceasefire on tha British Governmentz refusal ta begin all-party negotiations until tha IRA decommissioned its weapons.[171]

Da destruction caused by tha Docklandz bombin up in London, 1996

Da battle was followed by nuff muthafuckin more, most notably tha 1996 Manchesta bombing, which fucked wit a big-ass area of tha centre of tha hood on 15 June. Dat shiznit was tha phattest bomb battle up in Britain since Ghetto Battle Pt II. While tha battle avoided any fatalitizzles cuz of a telephone warnin n' tha rapid response of tha emergency skillz, over 200 playas was fucked up in tha attack, nuff of dem outside tha established cordon. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Da damage caused by tha blast was estimated at £411 million. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Lizzle Bombardier Stephen Restorick, tha last British soldier capped durin tha Troubles, gots popped dead at a cold-ass lil checkpoint on tha Chronic Rd near Bessbrook on 12 February 1997 by tha IRAz Downtown Armagh sniper.[172]

Da IRA reinstated they ceasefire up in July 1997, as negotiations fo' tha document dat became known as tha Dope Fridizzle Agreement fuckin started without Sinn Féin. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. In September of tha same year Sinn Féin signed the Mitchell Principlez n' was admitted ta tha talks. Da UVF was tha straight-up original gangsta paramilitary groupin ta split as a result of they ceasefire, spawnin tha Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) up in 1996. In December 1997, tha INLA assassinated LVF leader Bizzley Wright, leadin ta a seriez of revenge cappinz by loyalist groups fo' realz. A crew split from tha Provisionizzle IRA n' formed tha Real IRA (RIRA).[173]

In August 1998, a Real IRA bomb up in Omagh capped 29 civilians, da most thugged-out by a single bomb durin tha Troubles.[116] This bombin discredited "dissident republicans" n' they campaigns up in tha eyez of nuff whoz ass had previously supported tha Provisionals' campaign. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. They became lil' small-ass crews wit lil influence yo, but still capable of shit.[174]

Da INLA also declared a cold-ass lil ceasefire afta tha Belfast Agreement of 1998. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Since then, most paramilitary shiznit has been pimped up at they "own" communitizzles n' at other factions within they organisations. Da UDA, fo' example, has feuded wit they fellow loyalists tha UVF on two occasions since 2000. There done been internal strugglez fo' juice between "brigade commanders" n' involvement up in organised crime.[175]

Provisionizzle IRA thugz have since been accused or convicted of involvement up in tha cappinz of Robert McCartney, Matthew Burns, Jizzy Curran, n' Andrew Kearney, among others.

Ballistical process [ edit ]

A republican mural up in Belfast durin tha mid-1990s biddin "safe home" ( Slán Abhaile ) ta British troops. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Securitizzle normalisation was one of tha key pointz of tha Dope Fridizzle Agreement.

Afta tha ceasefires, talks fuckin started between tha main ballistical partizzles up in Uptown Ireland ta establish ballistical agreement. These talks hustled ta tha Dope Fridizzle Agreement of 1998. This Agreement restored self-government ta Uptown Ireland on tha basiz of "power-sharing". In 1999, a executizzle was formed consistin of tha four main parties, includin Sinn Féin. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Other blingin chizzlez included tha reform of tha RUC, renamed as tha Popo Service of Uptown Ireland, which was required ta recruit at least a 50% quota of Catholics fo' ten years, n' tha removal of Diplock courts under tha Justice n' Securitizzle (Uptown Ireland) Act 2007.[176]

A securitizzle normalisation process also fuckin started as part of tha treaty, which comprised tha progressive closin of redundant British Army barracks, border observation towers, n' tha withdrawal of all forces takin part up in Operation Banner �" includin tha resident battalionz of tha Royal Irish Regiment �" dat would be replaced by an infantry brigade, deployed up in ten sites round Uptown Ireland but wit no operatizzle role up in tha province.[7]

Da power-sharin Executizzle n' Assembly was suspended up in 2002, when unionists withdrew followin "Stormontgate", a cold-ass lil controversy over allegationz of a IRA spy rang operatin at Stormont. There was ongoin tensions bout tha Provisionizzle IRAz failure ta disarm straight-up n' sufficiently doggystyle. IRA decommissionin has since been completed (in September 2005) ta tha satisfaction of most parties.[177]

A feature of Uptown Ireland ballistics since tha Agreement has been tha eclipse up in electoral termz of partizzles like fuckin tha SDLP n' Ulsta Unionist Party (UUP), by rival partizzles like fuckin Sinn Féin n' tha DUP. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Similarly, although ballistical shiznit is pimped outly reduced, sectarian animositizzle has not disappeared. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Residential areas is mo' segregated between Catholic nationalists n' Protestant unionists than eva.[178] Thus, progress towardz restorin tha power-sharin institutions was slow n' tortuous. On 8 May 2007, devolved posse moonwalked back ta Uptown Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! DUP leader Ian Paisley n' Sinn Féinz Martin McGuinness took crib as First Minista n' deputy First Minister, respectively.[179]

Collusion between securitizzle forces n' paramilitaries [ edit ]

A republican mural up in Belfast wit tha slogan "Collusion aint a illusion"

There was nuff incidentz of collusion between tha British state securitizzle forces (the British Army n' RUC) n' loyalist paramilitaries. Put ya muthafuckin choppers up if ya feel dis! This included soldiers n' policemen takin part up in loyalist attacks while off-duty, givin weapons n' intelligence ta loyalists, not takin action against them, n' hinderin five-o investigations. Da De Silva Report found that, durin tha 1980s, 85% of tha intelligence loyalists used ta target playas came from tha securitizzle forces,[180] whoz ass up in turn also had double agents n' informers within loyalist crews whoz ass organised attacks on tha ordaz of, or wit tha knowledge of, they handlezs. Of tha 210 loyalists arrested by tha Stevens Inquiries crew, all but three was found ta be state agents or informers.[181]

Da British Armyz locally recruited Ulsta Defence Regiment (UDR) was almost wholly Protestant.[182][183] Despite recruits bein vetted, some loyalist militants managed ta enlist; mainly ta obtain weapons, hustlin n' shiznit.[184] By 1990, at least 197 UDR soldiers had been convicted of loyalist terrorist offences n' other straight-up crimes, includin 19 convicted of murder.[185] This was only a lil' small-ass fraction of dem playas whoz ass served up in it yo, but tha proportion was higher than tha regular British Army, tha RUC n' tha civilian population.[186]

Durin tha 1970s, tha Glenanne gang�"a secret alliizzle of loyalist militants, British soldiers n' RUC fools�"carried up a strang of glock n' bomb attacks against nationalists up in a area of Uptown Ireland known as tha "cappin' triangle".[187][188] It also carried up some attacks up in tha Republic, cappin' bout 120 playas up in total, mostly uninvolved civilians.[189] Da Cassel Report investigated 76 murdaz attributed ta tha crew n' found evidence dat soldiers n' policemen was involved up in 74 of them.[190] One member, RUC fool Jizzy Weir, fronted his superiors knew of tha collusion but allowed it ta continue.[191] Da Cassel Report also holla'd some ballin' fools knew of tha crimes but did not a god damn thang ta prevent, rewind or punish.[190] Attacks attributed ta tha crew include tha Dublin n' Monaghan bombings (1974), tha Miami Showband cappin's (1975) n' tha Reavey n' O'Dowd cappin's (1976).[192]

Da Stevens Inquiries found dat elementz of tha securitizzle forces had used loyalists as "proxies",[193] who, via, double-agents n' informers, had helped loyalist crews ta bust a cap up in targeted dudes, probably suspected republicans but civilians was also capped, intentionally n' otherwise. Da inquiries concluded dis had intensified n' prolonged tha conflict.[194][195] Da British Armyz Force Research Unit (FRU) was tha main agency involved.[193] Brian Nelson, tha UDAz chizzle 'intelligence fool', was a FRU agent.[196] Through Nelson, FRU helped loyalists target playas fo' assassination. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. FRU commandaz say they helped loyalists target only suspected or known republican activists n' prevented tha cappin' of civilians.[193] Da Inquiries found evidence only two lives was saved n' dat Nelson/FRU was responsible fo' at least 30 murdaz n' nuff other attacks �" nuff on civilians.[194] One sucka was solicitor Pat Finucane. Nelson also supervised tha shippin of weapons ta loyalists up in 1988.[196] From 1992 ta 1994, loyalists was responsible fo' mo' dirtnaps than republicans,[197] kinda cuz of FRU.[198][199] Memberz of tha securitizzle forces tried ta obstruct tha Stevens investigation.[195][200]

A Popo Ombudsman report from 2007 revealed dat UVF thugz had been allowed ta commit a strang of terrorist offences, includin murder, while hustlin as informers fo' RUC Special Branch. Well shiiiit, it found dat Special Branch had given informers immunitizzle by ensurin they was not caught or convicted, n' blockin weapons searches.[201] Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan concluded dat dis had hustled ta "hundreds" of dirtnaps[181] n' holla'd ballin' British Posse officials pressured her tha fuck into haltin her investigation.[202] UVF member Robin Jackson has been linked ta between 50[203][204] n' 100[188] cappinz up in Uptown Ireland, although da thug was never convicted fo' any.[205] It be alleged by many, includin thugz of tha securitizzle forces, dat Jackson was a RUC agent.[205] Da Irish Governmentz Barron Report alleged dat he also "had relationshizzlez wit British Intelligence".[206]

Da Smithwick Tribunal concluded dat a gangmember of tha Garda Síochána (the Rehood of Irelandz five-o force) colluded wit tha IRA up in tha killin of two ballin' RUC fools up in 1989.[207][208][209][210] Da two fools was ambushed by tha IRA near Jonesborough, County Armagh when returnin from a cold-ass lil cross-border securitizzle conference up in Dundalk up in tha Rehood of Ireland.[208]

Da Disappeared [ edit ]

Durin tha 1970s n' 1980s, republican n' loyalist paramilitaries abducted a fuckin shitload of dudes, nuff alleged ta done been informers, whoz ass was then capped n' secretly buried.[211] Eighteen playas �" two dem hoes n' sixteen pimps �" includin one British Army fool, was kidnapped n' capped durin tha Troubles. They is referred ta informally as "Da Disappeared" fo' realz. All but one, Lisa Dorrian, was abducted n' capped by republicans. Dorrian is believed ta done been abducted by loyalists, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. Da remainz of all but four of "Da Disappeared" done been recovered n' turned over ta they crews.[212][213][214]

British posse securitizzle forces, includin tha Military Erection Force (MRF), carried up what tha fuck done been busted lyrics bout as "extrajudicial cappin's" of unarmed civilians.[215][216][217] Their suckas was often Catholic or suspected Catholic civilians unaffiliated wit any paramilitaries, like fuckin tha Whiterock Road blastin of two unarmed Catholic civilians by British soldiers on 15 April 1972, n' tha Andersonstown blasting of seven unarmed Catholic civilians on 12 May dat same year.[218] A gangmember of tha MRF stated up in 1978 dat tha Army often attempted false flag sectarian attacks, thus provokin sectarian conflict n' "takin tha heat off tha Army".[219] A forma member stated: "[W]e was not there ta act like a army unit, we was there ta act like a terror group."[220]

Shoot-to-kill allegations [ edit ]

Republicans allege dat tha securitizzle forces operated a gangbangin' finger-lickin' dirty-ass blast-to-kill policy rather than arrestin IRA suspects, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. Da securitizzle forces denied dis n' point up dat up in incidents like fuckin tha killin of eight IRA men at Loughgall up in 1987, tha IRA thugz whoz ass was capped was heavily armed. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Others argue dat incidents like fuckin tha shootin of three unarmed IRA members up in Gibraltar by tha Special Air Service ten months lata confirmed suspicions among republicans, n' up in tha British n' Irish media, of a tacit British blast-to-kill policy of suspected IRA members.[221]

Parades issue [ edit ]

Inter-communal tensions rise n' shiznit often breaks up durin tha "marchin season" when tha Protestant Orange Order parades take place across Uptown Ireland. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Da parades is held ta commemorate Lil' Willy of Orangez victory up in tha Battle of tha Boyne up in 1690, which secured tha Protestant Ascendancy n' British rule up in Ireland. One particular flashpoint which has caused continuous annual strife is tha Garvaghy Road area up in Portadown, where a Orange parade from Drumcree Church passes all up in a mainly nationalist estate off tha Garvaghy Road. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! This parade has now been banned indefinitely, followin nationalist riots against tha parade, n' also loyalist counter-riots against its banning.

In 1995, 1996 n' 1997, there was nuff muthafuckin weekz of prolonged riotin all up in Uptown Ireland over tha impasse at Drumcree fo' realz. A number of playas took a dirt nap up in dis shit, includin a Catholic ride driver, capped by tha Loyalist Volunteer Force, n' three (of four) nominally Catholic brothers (from a mixed-religion crew) took a dirt nap when they doggy den up in Ballymoney was petrol-bombed.[222][223][224]

Ghetto repercussions [ edit ]

A watchtower at a heavily fortified RUC base up in Crossmaglen

A " peace line " all up in tha back of a doggy den on Bombay Street, Belfast

Da impact of tha Troublez on tha ordinary playaz of Uptown Ireland has been compared ta dat of tha Blitz on tha playaz of London.[225] Da stress resultin from bomb attacks, street disturbances, securitizzle checkpoints, n' tha constant military presence had tha strongest effect on lil pimps n' lil' adults.[226] There was also tha fear dat local paramilitaries instilled up in they respectizzle communitizzles wit tha punishment whoopins, "romperings", n' tha occasionizzle tarrin n' feathering meted up ta dudes fo' various purported infractions.[227]

In addizzle ta tha shiznit n' intimidation, there was chronic unemployment n' a severe housin shortage. Many playas was rendered homeless as a result of intimidation or havin they houses burnt, n' urban redevelopment played a role up in tha hood upheaval. It aint nuthin but tha nick nack patty wack, I still gots tha bigger sack. Belfast crews faced bein transferred ta new, alien estates when older, decrepit districts like fuckin Sailortown n' tha Pound Loney was bein demolished. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Accordin ta hood worker n' lyricist Sarah Nelson, dis freshly smoked up hood problem of homelessnizz n' disorientation contributed ta tha breakdown of tha aiiight fabric of society, allowin fo' paramilitaries ta exert a phat influence up in certain districts.[227] Vandalizzle was also a major problem. In tha 1970s there was 10,000 vandalised empty houses up in Belfast ridin' solo. Most of tha vandals was aged between eight n' thirteen.[228]

Accordin ta one historian of tha conflict, tha stress of tha Troublez engendered a funky-ass breakdown up in tha previously strict horny-ass moralitizzle of Uptown Ireland, resultin up in a "confused hedonism" up in respect of underground game.[229] In Derry, illegitimate births n' hittin tha brew like a muthafucka increased fo' dem hoes n' tha divorce rate rose.[230] Teenage hittin tha brew like a muthafucka was also a problem, kinda as a result of tha drankin clubs established up in both loyalist n' republican areas. In nuff cases, there was lil parental supervision of lil pimps up in a shitload of tha skankyer districts.[231] Da Department of Game has looked at a report freestyled up in 2007 by Mike Tomlinston of Queenz University, which asserted dat tha legacy of tha Troublez has played a substantial role up in tha current rate of suicizzle up in Uptown Ireland.[232]

Casualties [ edit ]

Responsibilitizzle fo' Troubles-related dirtnaps between 1969 n' 2001

Accordin ta tha Conflict Archive on tha Internet (CAIN), 3,532 playas was capped as a result of tha conflict between 1969 n' 2001.[233] Of these, 3,489 was capped up ta 1998.[233] Accordin ta tha book Lost Lives (2006 edition), 3,720 playas was capped as a result of tha conflict, from 1966 ta 2006. Of these, 3,635 was capped up ta 1998.[234] There is reports dat 257 of tha suckas was lil pimps under tha age of seventeen, representin 7.2% of all tha total durin dis period.[235] Other reports state dat a total of 274 lil pimps under tha age of eighteen was capped durin tha conflict.[236]

In Da Politics of Antagonism: Understandin Uptown Ireland, Brendan O'Leary n' Jizzy McGarry point up dat "nearly two per cent of tha population of Uptown Ireland done been capped or fucked up all up in ballistical shiznit [...] If tha equivalent ratio of suckas ta population had been produced up in Great Britain up in tha same period some 100,000 playas would have died, n' if a similar level of ballistical shiznit had taken place, tha number of fatalitizzles up in tha USA would done been over 500,000".[237] Usin dis relatizzle comparison ta tha US, analyst Jizzy M. Gates suggests dat whatever one calls tha conflict, dat shiznit was "certainly not" a "low intensitizzle conflict".[238]

In 2010 dat shiznit was estimated dat 107,000 playas up in Uptown Ireland suffered some physical fuck-up as a result of tha conflict. On tha basiz of data gathered by tha Uptown Ireland Statistics n' Research Agency, tha Victims Commission estimated dat tha conflict resulted up in 500,000 'suckas' up in Uptown Ireland ridin' solo. Well shiiiit, it defines 'suckas' is dem playas whoz ass is directly affected by 'bereavement', 'physical injury' or 'trauma' as a result of tha conflict.[239]

Responsibility [ edit ]

Approximately 60% of tha dead was capped by republicans, 30% by loyalists n' 10% by British securitizzle forces.

Responsibilitizzle fo' cappin'[38] Responsible party No. Republican paramilitary groups 2057 Loyalist paramilitary groups 1027 British securitizzle forces 363 Persons unknown 80 Irish securitizzle forces 5 Total 3532

Accordin ta Malcolm Suttonz Index of Dirtnaps from tha Conflict up in Ireland:[240]

Of dem capped by British securitizzle forces:

186 (~51.2%) was civilians

146 (~40.2%) was thugz of republican paramilitaries

18 (~5.0%) was thugz of loyalist paramilitaries

13 (~3.6%) was fellow thugz of tha British securitizzle forces

Of dem capped by republican paramilitaries:

1080 (~52.5%) was members/forma thugz of tha British securitizzle forces

721 (~35.1%) was civilians

188 (~9.2%) was thugz of republican paramilitaries

57 (~2.8%) was thugz of loyalist paramilitaries

11 (~0.5%) was thugz of tha Irish securitizzle forces

Of dem capped by loyalist paramilitaries:

878 (~85.5%) was civilians

94 (~9.2%) was thugz of loyalist paramilitaries

41 (~4.0%) was thugz of republican paramilitaries

14 (~1.4%) was thugz of tha British securitizzle forces

Status [ edit ]

Approximately 52% of tha dead was civilians, 32% was thugz or forma thugz of tha British securitizzle forces, 11% was thugz of republican paramilitaries, n' 5% was thugz of loyalist paramilitaries.[38] Bout 60% of tha civilian casualtizzles was Catholics, 30% of tha civilians was Protestants, n' tha rest was from outside Uptown Ireland.[241]

Of tha civilian casualties, 48% was capped by loyalists, 39% was capped by republicans, n' 10% was capped by tha British securitizzle forces.[240] Most of tha Catholic civilians was capped by loyalists, n' most of tha Protestant civilians was capped by republicans.[242]

It has been tha subject of dispute whether some dudes was thugz of paramilitary organisations. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Several casualtizzles dat was listed as civilians was lata fronted by tha IRA as they members.[243] One Ulsta Defence Association (UDA) n' three Ulsta Volunteer Force (UVF) thugz capped durin tha conflict was also Ulsta Defence Regiment (UDR) soldiers all up in tha time of they dirtnaps.[244] At least one civilian sucka was a off-duty gangmember of tha Territorial Army.[245]

Location [ edit ]

Troublez dirtnaps by area

Most cappinz took place within Uptown Ireland, especially up in Belfast n' County Armagh. Most of tha cappinz up in Belfast took place up in tha westside n' uptown of tha hood. Dublin, London n' Birmingham was also affected, albeit ta a lesser degree than Uptown Ireland itself. Occasionally, tha IRA attempted or carried up attacks on British targets up in Gibraltar, Germany, Belgium n' tha Netherlands.[246][247]

Chronological listing [ edit ]

Conflict-related dirtnaps by year[233] Year No. 2001 16 2000 19 1999 8 1998 55 1997 22 1996 18 1995 9 1994 64 1993 88 1992 88 1991 97 1990 81 1989 76 1988 104 1987 98 1986 61 1985 57 1984 69 1983 84 1982 111 1981 114 1980 80 1979 121 1978 82 1977 110 1976 297 1975 260 1974 294 1973 255 1972 480 1971 171 1970 26 1969 16

Additionizzle statistics [ edit ]

Additionizzle estimated statistics on tha conflict[12] Incident No. Injury 47,541 Shootin incident 36,923 Armed robbery 22,539 Muthafuckas charged wit paramilitary offences 19,605 Bombin n' attempted bombing 16,209 Arson 2,225

See also [ edit ]

In ghettofab culture [ edit ]

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