A secretive and elite regiment of the British Army. The SAS has been used in Northern Ireland (officially) since 7 January 1976 in operations against the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The SAS has been involved in a number of incidents which led oponents to claim that the security services were operating a 'shoot-to-kill' policy. On 8 May 1987 the SAS shot dead 8 members of the IRA as the IRA were carring out an attack on a police station in Loughgall, County Armagh.
Special Air Service
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