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It is not so much
a fight between ordinary Catholic and Protestant citizens but rather a
fight between extremist groups from either side of the divide. If one group
carries out a violent act, it is usually responded by the other. The killings
involved are usually referred to as sectarian or 'tit for tat' - killings.
These are the extremist groups: |
| Catholics |
Protestants |
IRA
(the Irish Republican Army)
Provisional IRA
(Provos)
INLA (the Irish
National Liberation Army) |
UVF
(Ulster Volunteer Force)
UDA (Ulster Defence
Association)
UFF (Ulster Freedom
Fighters) |
| The military
structure of the IRA |
| This
is a map of the city of Belfast with Skankill (Protestant) and Falls (Catholic)
Roads |
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