The British army's operation in Northern Ireland ends after nearly 40 years. Operation Banner was the army's longest continuous campaign, with more than 300,000 personnel. A garrison of 5,000 ...

“Ulster” refers to a traditional area of northern Ireland, to include areas of the Republic of Ireland, that loyalists believe should remain under British rule. The tweet below involves an ...

What will also be remembered is the blood spilt on the streets of Northern Ireland, Ireland, and the UK — and the heavy price paid by the British Army. As civil unrest and sectarian violence in ...

Soldiers have spent the last 38 years in action in Northern Ireland The British army's operation in Northern Ireland will come to an end at midnight on Tuesday after 38 years. Operation Banner - the ...

A man whose father was shot dead by the IRA as he walked home described the presence of the British Army on the streets of Northern Ireland as “reassuring”. The special operation, known as ...

Previously a number of British Army veterans had been pursued in the courts over incidents which happened during the Troubles. The Act was opposed by victims’ groups in Northern Ireland and all ...