Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade

East Tyrone Brigade
Provisional IRA mural at Coalisland
ActiveDecember 1969 – July 1997
AllegianceProvisional Irish Republican Army
Area of operationsEast and South County Tyrone, North County Armagh
Actions[nb 1]Attack on UDR Clogher barracks
Dungannon land mine attack
Ballygawley Land Mine Attack
Mortar attack on Carrickmore barracks
Attack on Ballygawley barracks
Attack on RUC Birches barracks
Loughgall Ambush
Ballygawley bus bombing
Ambush at Drumnakilly
1990 Gazelle shootdown
Coagh ambush
Teebane bombing
Clonoe ambush
Coalisland riots
Mortar attack on Ballygawley barracks
1993 Fivemiletown ambush
Killeeshil ambush
1997 Coalisland attack
July 1997 riots
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Kevin Mallon (O/C 1970-73)
Patrick Joseph Kelly (O/C 1983-87)
Kevin McKenna (O/C 1977-83)
Jim Lynagh
Brian Arthurs
Tommy McKearney (O/C 1973-77)

The East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), also known as the Tyrone/Monaghan Brigade[1] was one of the most active republican paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland during "the Troubles". It is believed to have drawn its membership from across the eastern side of County Tyrone as well as north County Monaghan and south County Londonderry.[2]


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  1. ^ O'Brien, Brendan. The Long War, p. 158.
  2. ^ Urban, Mark (1992). Big Boys' Rules. Faber and Faber. p. 220. ISBN 0-571-16809-4.