The Political and Military Value of the “Set Piece” Killing Tactic in East Tyrone 1983–1992

The period from 1983 to 1992 witnessed an intensification of the state use of the Special air Services (SaS) in the deployment of the “set piece” killing tactic in Northern Ireland against the Irish Republican army (IRa), a separatist insurgent group embroiled in political conflict in the region. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kevin Hearty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pluto Journals 2014-03-01
Series:State Crime
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/statecrime.3.1.0050