On the 31 July 1972 Operation Motorman began. The British Army invaded No-Go areas sending 21,000 soldiers, with tanks and bulldozers, into working-class nationalist areas across the north including Free Derry. The IRA, aware that they weren’t ready for a pitched battle with such a force, had left the No Go areas, so no real resistance was offered. 1/2

#Ireland #IrishHistory #NorthernIreland #Derry #OperationMotorman #FreeDerry #IRA #1972 #OnThisDay

Interesting update on the (a?) 'You are now entering Free Derry' mural. Note the skin color of the representations of the key workers.

#Ireland #Derry #FreeDerry #NHS #KeyWorkers

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I.A.N was proud to stand with the people of Free Derry on Sunday as part of the Bloody Sunday March, and also to join independent activists in solidarity with Alfredo Cospito an Italian Anarchist currently on hunger strike.

#freederry #Derry #BloodySunday #alfredoCospito

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/acrataireland/status/1620169188714352642

RT @acrataireland
I.A.N was proud to stand with the people of Free Derry on Sunday as part of the Bloody Sunday March, and also to join independent activists in solidarity with Alfredo Cospito an Italian Anarchist currently on hunger strike.

#freederry #Derry #BloodySunday #alfredoCospito

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Don't forget to join us for the annual #BloodySunday #March for #Justice tomorrow (Sun 29th.) Assemble #Creggan Shops at 2.30pm for the march to #FreeDerry and the speeches. #BloodySunday51

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/BloodySunday50/status/1619429321260830720

Michael Jackson jeneral ustela! #Freederry #JailJackson #BloodySunday

50 º Aniversario Bloody Sunday/Domingo Sangriento

La Asociación de Derechos Civiles de la ciudad de Derry, había convocado para el día 30 de Enero de 1972 una marcha para manifestar el descontento de la población ante la medida política de encarcelamiento sin juicio a cualquier persona que las autoridades sospecharan de pertenecer al movimiento republicano...

#bloodysunday #derry #freederry #domingosangriento

https://nortedeirlanda.blogspot.com/2022/01/50-aniversario-bloody-sundaydomingo.html