Operation Conservation (Q7096921)

matcher place: Ulster (relation 278664), County Armagh (relation 1119535)
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Wikipedia: English
English Wikipedia categories: 1990 in Northern Ireland, 1990 in military history, Ambushes in Northern Ireland, British Army in Operation Banner, Conflicts in 1990, Deaths by firearm in Northern Ireland, Military actions and engagements during the Troubles (Northern Ireland), Military history of County Armagh, Military operations in Northern Ireland involving the United Kingdom (1969–2007), Provisional Irish Republican Army actions, Scots Guards, The Troubles in County Armagh

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

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.

Wikidata location: 54.1321, -6.5825 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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Conflicts in 1990

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