Operation Conservation | |||||||
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Part of The Troubles and Operation Banner | |||||||
A British Army position near Cullyhanna in the aftermath of the operation, 7 May 1990 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Provisional IRA | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown |
Lance Sergeant Graham Stewart † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 ASU | 1 Infantry section | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | 1 killed | ||||||
Operation Conservation was an attempt by the British Army to ambush a large Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit along the Dorsey Enclosure, between Cullyhanna and Silverbridge, in south County Armagh. The action took place on 6 May 1990 but was thwarted by the South Armagh Brigade of the IRA.