South Armagh sniper campaign

The South Armagh Sniper is the generic name given to the members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army's (IRA) South Armagh Brigade who conducted a sniping campaign against the British Army from 1990 to 1997. The campaign is notable for the snipers' use of .50 BMG calibre Barrett M82 and M90 long-range rifles in some of the shootings.

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1990 — 1997  Wikidata
military campaign, United Kingdom, Provisional Irish Republican Army, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 54.3499, -6.6546, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1990-03-01T00:00:00Z

1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

1990 — 1997 South Armagh sniper campaign

1595-05-27T00:00:00Z

1595-05-27T00:00:00Z

1595 Battle of Clontibret

1598-08-14T00:00:00Z

1598-08-14T00:00:00Z

1598 Battle of the Yellow Ford

1646-06-05T00:00:00Z

1646-06-05T00:00:00Z

1646 Battle of Benburb

1650-07-01T00:00:00Z

1650-08-01T00:00:00Z

1650 Siege of Charlemont

1795-09-21T00:00:00Z

1795-09-21T00:00:00Z

1795 Battle of the Diamond

1993-09-23T00:00:00Z

1993-09-23T00:00:00Z

1993 Battle of Newry Road

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1595	Battle of Clontibret	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1598	Battle of the Yellow Ford	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1646	Battle of Benburb	battle, Covenanters	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1650	Siege of Charlemont	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1795	Battle of the Diamond	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1990	South Armagh sniper campaign	United Kingdom, Provisional Irish Republican Army, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1993	Battle of Newry Road	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
site	castle		Clare Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Roxborough Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1836	Killeavy Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1602	Charlemont Fort	fort, barracks	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	Northern Irelands Secret Bunker - Cold War Museum	Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, military museum	Wikidata