RIRA

Definitions of RIRA
  1. noun
    a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement
    synonyms: Dissident Irish Republican Army, Real IRA, Real Irish Republican Army
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    FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
    a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
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