Historian uncovers largely unknown story of the 6888 Battalion with Maryland ties
Tyler Perry's most-watched Netflix film has revealed the hidden history of WWII's only all-black, all-woman battalion with Maryland ties.
The Americans brought Europe to its senses with a couple of slaps in the face, but not all of it was knocked out
EADaily, February 21st, 2025. "Sometimes you even look at what is happening with surprise. Some people, they don't even have an education, and they are clearly not engaged in their own business, which ...
Maryland woman "proud" of mother's role in Six Triple Eight battalion during World War II
The Six Triple Eight, a military battalion made up of 855 Black women during World War II, included 19 from Maryland.
Thatcher ‘oversaw’ SAS Gibraltar ambush of IRA team from Downing Street
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher oversaw an SAS ambush that resulted in the deaths of three IRA members in ...
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Clonoe killing of four IRA members in SAS ambush to be referred to prosecutors
Four Provisional IRA members – Kevin Barry O’Donnell, 21, Sean O’Farrell, 23, Peter Clancy, 19, and Daniel Vincent, 20 – were ...
IRA men should be focus of prosecution, says DUP as ‘unjustified’ SAS shootings at Clonoe referred to PPS
Prosecutors should focus on the IRA members involved in a machine gun attack on a Co Tyrone RUC station shortly before an “unjustified” Army operation killed four of the gang, the DUP leader has said.
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Coroner who ruled on Clonoe shootings to refer his findings to Northern Ireland’s Director of Public Prosecutions
A coroner who ruled that SAS soldiers were not justified in killing four IRA members in a 1992 ambush in Clonoe, Co Tyrone, ...
Army chiefs back calls for judicial review of Troubles ruling
Former British military chiefs have called for a judicial review after a coroner ruled four IRA terrorists were unlawfully ...
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SAS killings latest: House of Commons told 'the IRA met real soldiers at Clonoe - and they lost'
The impassioned session in the Commons also saw one Tory MP wonder whether similar concern would have been voiced about the ...
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Clonoe ambush ruling feeds ‘IRA attempt to rewrite history’, says ex-minister
Last week, Mr Justice Michael Humphreys found the SAS soldiers involved in the ambush in Clonoe ... of Northern Irish history and the vindictive pursuit of veterans of the Troubles without the ...
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It's been revealed the SAS was used to look after 501 deportees at MIQ facilities during the height of the Covid pandemic
Former Defence Minister Peeni Henare says the SAS deployment was a defence force decision, not his. He says the highly trained SAS soldiers were likely needed due to the risk of 501 deportees.