Irish Republican Army

Irish Republican Army (IRA) is the name given to a number of terrorist organisations formed in the 20th and 21st centuries, and though their goals and ideals differ, their shared goal is the secession of Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom. Some two years before the Gadiwell outbreak (date unknown), an IRA brigade of an unknown faction took part in the hostage-taking of two UN workers.

The British Army's response to the hostage crisis led to the immediate deployment of a squad in SAS' Counter Revolutionary Warfare (CRW) unit. While successful in shooting dead the volunteers at the hideout, the a young volunteer no more than thirteen years of age set of a grenade when shot, killing herself, the UN workers and most of the squad, either in the explosion or causing death by massive organ damage and blood loss. An inquiry following the mission ruled that Norse Chirac, the sole survivor of the mission, had an open window to continue firing at the girl following the initial gunshot wound but froze; he was subsequently discharged from the Army.