List of Irish republican ambushes
This is a list of ambushes by Irish republican armed groups intended for the British armed forces, police and loyalists.
Irish Republican Army 1918 - 1923
- Burgery ambush - 2 IRA killed, 2 RIR constables killed, 2 captured
- Carrowkennedy ambush - 8 Black and Tans killed
- Clonbanin ambush
- Clonfin ambush
- Clonmult ambush - 12 IRA killed, 4 wounded, 4 captured, 2 later executed
- Coolavokig ambush
- Crossbarry Ambush - 3-6 IRA killed, 10 British soldiers killed
- Dromkeen ambush - 11 RIC killed
- Headford Ambush
- Kilmeena ambush
- Kilmichael Ambush 3 IRA killed, 17 British Auxiliary officers killed
- Pickardstown ambush
- Piltown Cross ambush
- Rineen ambush
- Scramoge ambush
- Sheemore ambush
- Soloheadbeg ambush
- Tooreen ambush
- Upton train ambush
Provisional Irish Republican Army 1969 - 1997
- Drummuckavall ambush - 3 British soldiers killed
- 1978 Crossmaglen ambush - 3 British soldiers killed
- Warrenpoint ambush - 18 British soldiers killed
- Glasdrumman ambush - 1 British soldier killed
- 1989 Jonesborough ambush - 2 RUC constables killed
- Operation Conservation - 1 British soldier killed in IRA counter-ambush
- 1990 Lough Neagh ambush - 2 RUC constables, 1 former UDR soldier, 1 civilian killed
- Mullacreevie ambush - 2 UDR soldiers killed - 2 seriously wounded
- 1992 Cappagh ambush - 1 British soldier lost both legs, led to major riots between British paratroopers and local residents in Coalisland
- 1993 Fivemiletown ambush - 2 RUC constables killed - 1 British Army Lynx helicopter fired at
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