What Was It Like To Serve In Northern Ireland During The Troubles?
Forces News has been speaking to some of those who were deployed during Operation Banner, which started 50 years ago.
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Northern Ireland County Fermanagh Bombing 'Intended To Kill' Army Personnel
The explosion happened in Wattle Bridge on the Cavan Road area on Monday morning.
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Northern Ireland Op Banner: Veterans Commemorate 50 Years Since Army's Longest Deployment
A service has been taking place in Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland Former Army Chief: British Deployment To Northern Ireland Couldn’t Have Been Avoided
General Sir Mike Jackson completed three tours in Northern Ireland.
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Politics Defence Secretary Rules Out Amnesty For Troubles Veterans
Ben Wallace says amnesty could open the doors to those that have committed a crime.
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Northern Ireland Former Northern Ireland Special Advisor Wants 'Alternative' Solution For Troubles Veterans
Jonathan Caine spent years trying to promote a political solution to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland Bonfire With Bloody Sunday Banners Treated As Hate Incident
Union and loyalist flags were also put on the fire.
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Northern Ireland 'No Indication' Army Captain Robert Nairac Is Buried In Forest Site
The Army Captain "disappeared" in 1977 after he was abducted by the IRA.
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Army History 'Never Gone': Portraits Commemorate Soldiers Who Died During Operation Banner
In a project called 'Never Gone', an art teacher from Northampton has drawn portraits of every soldier who died during Operation Banner.
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Northern Ireland Defence Secretary Attends Event Marking 50 Years Since Start Of Op Banner
Ben Wallace attended a commemorative event at the National Memorial Arboretum.
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Northern Ireland Op Banner: Key Moments Of The Army's Longest Continuous Deployment
British troops moved onto the streets of Londonderry on 14 August 1969.
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Northern Ireland Forensic Archaeologist To Investigate Claims Over Captain Nairac Body
The Army officer was abducted by the IRA during an undercover operation in a bar in South Armagh in 1977.
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Northern Ireland Bloody Sunday: 'Soldier F' Court Date Confirmed
Soldier F faces prosecution for the murders of two people and the attempted murders of four others on Bloody Sunday in 1972.
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Northern Ireland Boris Johnson Pledges To Protect Troubles Veterans From 'Unfair Prosecution'
Boris Johnson's leadership rival Jeremy Hunt has also vowed to do the same.
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Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Veterans' Investigations 'A Deep Insult', Former Defence Minister Says
Conservative Mark Francois claims the IRA fighters have been let off "scot-free".
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Northern Ireland 'Clear Majority' Oppose Amnesty For Troubles Veterans
About 17,500 members of the public took part in a Government consultation.