IRA set on political strategy
Summary
This assessment, part of the Independent Monitoring
Commission's (IMC) six-monthly cycle of reporting on paramilitary activity,
concludes that the IRA has undergone substantial changes and is firmly set on a
political strategy.
It mainly focuses on the period March-August
2006 and covers: an assessment of current activity, incidence of violence and
exiling, and the attitude of the leadership. In addition there is an overview
of the changes that have taken place between 2003 and 2006.
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This assessment
concludes that the PIRA has undergone the largest and most substantial changes
and is firmly set on a political strategy; dissident republican groups are the
least changed; whilst the picture amongst loyalists groups is mixed but with
little sign of the decommissioning of weapons.
It was hoped that the
Report would contribute to efforts to restore devolution in Northern Ireland
and re-open Stormont by November 24, 2006. Discussions continue.
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