Operation Banner
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Operation Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 2007, as part of the Troubles. It was the longest continuous deployment in British mi
Two British Army soldiers at a checkpoint near Newry, Northern Ireland, 1988
Crossmaglen RUC/Army base, showing a watchtower built during the operation that was later demolished as part of the demilitarisation process. The barracks were handed over to the PSNI in 2007.
A British Army Land Rover patrolling South Belfast (1981)
A British Army Ammunition Technical Officer approaches a suspect device in Belfast
Ulster loyalism
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Ulster loyalism is a strand of Ulster unionism associated with working class Ulster Protestants in Northern Ireland. Like other unionists, loyalists support the continued existence of Northern Ireland
Operation Banner
…Operation Demetrius (1971) and Bloody Sunday (1972). In their efforts to defeat the IRA, there were incidents of collusion between British soldiers and Ulster loyalist paramilitaries. From the late 1970s the British government adopted a policy of "Ulsterisation", which meant giving a greater role to local forces: the…
The Union Flag, Ulster Banner and Orange Order flags are often flown by loyalists in Northern Ireland.
Ulster Volunteers in Belfast c. 1914
Loyalist graffiti and banner on a building in a side street off the Shankill Road, Belfast (1970)
A loyalist marching band on The Twelfth, 2011