Killeeshil ambush

Killeeshil ambush
Part of the Troubles and Operation Banner

Killeeshil crossroads, the site of the ambush
Date15 July 1994
Location
Killeeshil, County Tyrone
54°29′22″N 6°56′20″W / 54.48944°N 6.93889°W / 54.48944; -6.93889
Result IRA victory
Belligerents
Provisional IRA
• East Tyrone Brigade		  United Kingdom
• RUC
Strength
1 active service unit
1 technical vehicle		 1 mobile patrol
Casualties and losses
None 3 wounded
1 vehicle disabled
2 civilians wounded
Killeeshil ambush is located in Northern Ireland
Killeeshil ambush
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Location within Northern Ireland

The Killeeshil ambush took place on 15 July 1994, when an armour plated vehicle of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was intercepted by a tipper lorry driven by a Provisional IRA active service unit from the East Tyrone Brigade and riddled with automatic rifle fire while travelling on the Dungannon Road at Killeeshil crossroads, in southern County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Three members of the RUC were wounded, as well as a Sinn Fein councillor from Clones, Republic of Ireland, who by chance had been arrested earlier at the Irish border and was being transported to Belfast. An elderly female motorist was also wounded. The action occurred a few weeks before the IRA ceasefire of August 1994.