New IRA plans violent campaign to drive migrants from Ireland
Intelligence officials have warned that the New IRA is planning a violent campaign intended to force migrants to leave Ireland. Security sources indicate the group is attempting to capitalize on local grievances and social tensions following unrest in Belfast this past June.
The unrest in Belfast was sparked by the stabbing of Stephen Ogilvie, an incident for which a Sudanese asylum seeker, Hadi Alodid, is a suspect. Officials fear the militant group’s actions could create a security vacuum and potentially drive a new wave of migrants from Ireland into the United Kingdom, particularly across the Northern Irish land border.
In July, 25-year-old law student Isobella Perrie Sullivan was charged with possessing explosives in the Republic of Ireland after a bomb was discovered in a vehicle during an operation targeting dissident republican activity.
Entities: Hadi Alodid · Ireland · New IRA · Northern Ireland · Republic of Ireland · Stephen Ogilvie · United Kingdom
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What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 4 SOURCES] The New IRA is planning a violent campaign aimed at driving migrants out of Ireland. (Intelligence officials)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The group may exploit social tensions following the stabbing of Stephen Ogilvie in Belfast. (Security sources)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Law student Isobella Perrie Sullivan was charged with possessing explosives in the Republic of Ireland in July. (Court records)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The planned campaign could trigger a new wave of migrants moving from Ireland into the UK. (Intelligence officials)