Occupation of Cullaville

The occupation of Cullaville took place on 22 April 1993, when 12 armed members of the South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) set up a checkpoint on the main crossroads of Cullaville, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, isolating the small village for a two-hour period, despite the presence of a British Army watchtower some yards away. The IRA men withdrew before the security forces in the area could react.

Occupation of Cullaville
Part of the Troubles
LocationCullaville, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°03′43.20″N 6°38′38.12″W
Date22 April 1993
17:00 (UTC)
Attack type
Armed occupation
WeaponsAssault rifles, heavy machine guns, 1 sniper rifle, 1 rocket launcher
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