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{{Short description|Irish republican vigilante group}}
⚫ '''Republican Action Against Drugs''' ('''RAAD''') is a ] group active mainly in ] and the surrounding area; including ] and ] in ], and ] and ] in the ]. It targets those whom it claims are ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmonitoringcommission.org/publications.cfm?id=73 |title=PremiumSale.com Premium Domains |publisher=Independentmonitoringcommission.org |date= |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> The group's methods include "punishment shootings" (which often involves ]); ] or ] attacks on the property of alleged dealers; and warning, threatening or banishing the alleged dealers.<ref name="RAAD interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Only-way-to-eradicate-drugs.5562940.jp |title='Only way to eradicate drugs scourge is to remove the dealers' - Exclusive interview with Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) |date=2009-08-18 |publisher= |accessdate=2010-05-28}}</ref> It has claimed responsibility for shooting dead one man and has vowed to "execute" a further five.
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⚫ '''Republican Action Against Drugs''' ('''RAAD''') was an ] ] group active mainly in ] and the surrounding area, including parts of counties ] and ] in ], and parts of ] in the ]. It targeted those who it claimed were ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmonitoringcommission.org/publications.cfm?id=73|title=PremiumSale.com Premium Domains|publisher=Independentmonitoringcommission.org|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221215654/http://www.independentmonitoringcommission.org/publications.cfm?id=73|archive-date=21 February 2011|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The group's methods included shooting the alleged dealers in the arms and legs ("]"); ] or ] attacks on the property of alleged dealers; and warning, threatening or banishing the alleged dealers.<ref name="RAAD interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/only-way-to-eradicate-drugs-scourge-is-to-remove-the-dealers-1-2139827 |title='Only way to eradicate drugs scourge is to remove the dealers' – Exclusive interview with Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD)|date=18 August 2009|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>

In July 2012, it was announced that RAAD was merging with the ] and other independent republican paramilitary groups to form what is referred to as the ].<ref name=guardian-republican-merge>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jul/26/ira-northern-ireland-dissident-republican-groups|title=Republican dissidents join forces to form a new IRA|last=McDonald|first=Henry|work=]|date=26 July 2012|access-date=26 July 2012|location=London}}</ref><ref name=guardian-dissident-statement>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jul/26/ira-northern-ireland-dissident-republican-groups1|title=New IRA: full statement by the dissident 'Army Council'|work=]|date=26 July 2012|access-date=26 July 2012|location=London}}</ref>


==History== ==History==
] area of Derry]]
] area of Derry]]The group formed in late 2008. Shortly afterward, it offered an "amnesty" to all drug dealers, asking them to make themselves known to the group before giving an assurance that they had stopped dealing.<ref name="RAAD interview"/> In an interview with the '']'' in August 2009, the group's leadership explained: "We would monitor the actions of those who have come forward and, given an adequate period of time, interest in those drug dealers would cease and they could start to lead normal lives".<ref name="RAAD interview"/>


The group claims to have an intelligence network within the Derry area and stated, "We would never act unless we hold undeniable evidence that the person punished has been dealing in drugs. We regularly compile information on certain individuals – including CCTV footage and statements from those who have received drugs from these people".<ref name="RAAD interview"/> The group formed in late 2008.<ref name="RAAD interview"/> It frequently issued statements via the '']''.{{sfn|Morrison|2016|p=607}} Shortly after its foundation, it offered an "amnesty" to all drug dealers, asking them to make themselves known to the group before giving an assurance that they had stopped dealing.<ref name="RAAD interview"/> In an interview with the '']'' in August 2009, the group's leadership explained: "We would monitor the actions of those who have come forward and, given an adequate period of time, interest in those drug dealers would cease and they could start to lead normal lives".<ref name="RAAD interview"/> The group claims to have an intelligence network within the Derry area and stated, "We would never act unless we hold undeniable evidence that the person punished has been dealing in drugs. We regularly compile information on certain individuals – including CCTV footage and statements from those who have received drugs from these people". As its name suggests, it comes from an ] background.<ref name="RAAD interview"/>


As its name suggests, it comes from an ] background.<ref name="RAAD interview"/> In the 1990s, a group calling itself ] (DAAD) operated in Northern Ireland and used similar methods. Many believed that DAAD was linked to the ] (Provisional IRA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/organ/dorgan.htm#daad |title=CAIN: Abstracts of Organisations - 'D' |publisher=Cain.ulst.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> On the topic of politics, RAAD's leadership said: "There is absolutely no political agenda within our organisation. Our only aim is to eliminate drug dealers from our society and put an end to them destroying our community".<ref name="RAAD interview"/> However, the RAAD leadership also claimed that some of its members have been involved with the Provisional IRA in the past, and added that ] members and officials "have approached us privately, claiming that they support what we are attempting to achieve".<ref name="RAAD interview"/> In an October 2010 interview with the ''Strabane Chronicle'', a RAAD spokesman claimed that all of its members are former republican volunteers who support the ].<ref>Face to Face with RAAD, Conor Sharkey, 7-10-10, Strabane Chronicle</ref> In the 1990s, a group calling itself ] (DAAD) operated in Northern Ireland and used similar methods. Many believe DAAD was linked to the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/organ/dorgan.htm#daad|title=CAIN: Abstracts of Organisations-'D'|publisher=Cain.ulst.ac.uk|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> On the topic of politics, RAAD's leadership said: "There is absolutely no political agenda within our organisation. Our only aim is to eliminate drug dealers from our society and put an end to them destroying our community". The RAAD leadership claimed that some of its members had been involved with the Provisional IRA in the past, and added that ] members and officials "have approached us privately, claiming that they support what we are attempting to achieve".<ref name="RAAD interview"/>


In an October 2010 interview with the '']'', a RAAD spokesman claimed all of its members are former republican ] who support the ].<ref>"Face to Face with RAAD" by Conor Sharkey, 7 October 2010, ''Strabane Chronicle''</ref> During an investigation into RAAD in June 2012, the home of the Sinn Féin Mayor of Derry, Kevin Campbell, was raided and searched by the ] (PSNI).<ref>; accessed 10 April 2014.</ref><ref>, thejournal.ie (July 2012); accessed 10 April 2014.</ref> The group was the focus of a 2010 ] '']'' documentary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jv22g|title=Spotlight|publisher=BBC|date=26 June 2012|access-date=18 July 2012}}</ref>
The group was the focus of a ] '']'' documentary in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jv22g |title=BBC One - Spotlight |language= |publisher=BBC |date=2012-06-26 |accessdate=2012-07-18}}</ref>


In April 2010, RAAD announced that its amnesty for drug dealers would end on 1 June 2010 and that anyone continuing to sell drugs afterwards could be killed.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Friday 16 April 2010 13:16 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Next-knock-could-be-your.6233036.jp |title='Next knock could be your last' - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-04-16 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> In early June, the ''Derry Journal'' reported that RAAD had ordered ten drug dealers to leave Derry immediately.<ref name="DJ 08-06-2010"/> The following month, it claimed that it had given another Derry man 48 hours to leave the country.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Tuesday 20 July 2010 12:33 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-order-man-out.6429121.jp |title=RAAD order man out - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-07-20 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> At about the same time, a Derry teenager publicly apologised for having sold drugs after he was threatened by the group.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Friday 16 July 2010 13:24 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Derry-teen-apologises-for-dealing.6424452.jp |title=Derry teen 'apologises' for dealing drugs - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-07-16 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> In April 2010, RAAD announced its amnesty for drug dealers would end on 1 June 2010 and that anyone continuing to sell drugs afterwards could be killed.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Next-knock-could-be-your.6233036.jp|title=Next knock could be your last|publisher=Derry Journal|date=16 April 2010|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> In early June, the ''Derry Journal'' reported that RAAD had ordered ten drug dealers to leave Derry immediately.<ref name="DJ 08-06-2010"/> The following month, it claimed that it had given another Derry man 48 hours to leave the country.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-order-man-out.6429121.jp|title=RAAD order man out|publisher=Derry Journal|date=20 July 2010|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> Around the same time, a Derry teenager publicly apologised for having sold drugs after he was threatened by the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Derry-teen-apologises-for-dealing.6424452.jp|title=Derry teen 'apologises' for dealing drugs|publisher=Derry Journal|date=16 July 2010}}</ref>


In July 2010, a 42-year-old Derry man was arrested after police found a "scanning device, paramilitary clothing and balaclavas" in his car and a makeshift ] in his home. He was described in court as a "key member" of RAAD, but he denied the charge and claimed the stun gun was for his own protection. A detective said that attacks by RAAD had lessened since the man's arrest. He was ] and put under curfew.<ref name="RAAD Leader">{{cite web|last=BBC|first=BBC|title=Accused is 'key member of RAAD'|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11812120|publisher=BBC|accessdate=22 November 2010}}</ref> In July 2010, Kieran McCool; a 42-year-old Derry man was arrested after police found a "scanning device, paramilitary clothing and ]" in his car and a makeshift ] in his home. He was described in court as a "key member" of RAAD, but he denied the charge and claimed the stun gun was for his own protection. A detective said that attacks by RAAD had lessened since the McCool's arrest. He was ] and put under curfew.<ref name="RAAD Leader">{{cite news|last=BBC|first=BBC|title=Accused is 'key member of RAAD'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11812120|publisher=BBC|access-date=22 November 2010|date=22 November 2010}}</ref>


RAAD claimed its first killing in February 2012 when it shot dead Andrew Allen, a father of two, at his home in ], ]. Although this was strongly denied by his family, the group claimed that Allen had been warned to stop drug dealing but had not done so. They added that Allen was one of six people who would be executed.<ref name="inishowen1">. '']'', 23 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.</ref> Later that month, it was reported that RAAD had begun operating in ], although it is not yet known if the Belfast group is linked to the one based in Derry.<ref>. ''Derry Journal'', 26 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.</ref> RAAD claimed its first killing in February 2012 when it shot dead Andrew Allen, a father of two, at his home in an estate in Ludden outside ]. Although this was strongly denied by his family, the group claimed Allen had been warned to stop drug dealing but had not done so. They added that Allen was one of six people who would be executed.<ref name="inishowen1">, '']'' (23 February 2012); retrieved 1 March 2012.</ref> Later that month, it was reported that RAAD had begun operating in ], although it is not known if the Belfast group was linked to the one in Derry.<ref>, ''Derry Journal'' (26 February 2012); retrieved 1 March 2012.</ref>

In June 2012, RAAD members attacked a ] vehicle in Derry with a blast bomb. This was the first time it had attacked security forces, claiming the attack was "a direct response to increased and ever more brutal attacks on republicans and their families" and warned that such attacks would continue "as long as the security forces continue to victimise republican areas". By the time of the attack, many republicans were claiming that RAAD had become a political, ] group.<ref name=raad-psni>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/raad-targets-psni-1-3918180|title=RAAD targets PSNI|publisher=Derry Journal|date=5 June 2012|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>

On 26 July, an announcement was made that RAAD was merging with the ] and other dissident republican paramilitaries, but not including ].<ref name="guardian-republican-merge"/><ref name="guardian-dissident-statement"/> This created a new organization known as the ].{{sfn|Morrison|2016|p=607}}

In 2019, following an inquest held in Buncrana, the detective leading the investigation into Andrew Allen's murder told the media that RAAD's claims about their victim were "rubbish".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Allen |first=William |date=2022-02-11 |title=Let's have no more murders like that of my nephew Andrew Allen - ongoing violence damages generations of our children |url=https://www.derryjournal.com/news/crime/lets-have-no-more-murders-like-that-of-my-nephew-andrew-allen-ongoing-violence-damages-generations-of-our-children-3564348 |access-date=2024-04-06 |work=Derry Journal |quote=We didn’t need the Garda to tell us that Andrew was not the person RAAD claimed him to be but we were still glad when, following a painful inquest in 2019, Detective Inspector Pat O’Donnell confirmed to the world that the statement issued by RAAD was “rubbish”.}}</ref>


==Timeline== ==Timeline==
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The following is a timeline of actions that have been claimed by, or blamed on, Republican Action Against Drugs. The following is a timeline of actions that have been claimed by, or blamed on, Republican Action Against Drugs.


===2009=== ===2009===
*16 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for detonating a pipe bomb at a house on Balmoral Avenue, ], ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Friday 17 April 2009 11:21 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-claim-pipe-bomb-attack.5180774.jp |title=RAAD claim pipe bomb attack at Balmoral Avenue - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2009-04-17 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *16 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for detonating a ] at a house on Balmoral Avenue, ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-claim-pipe-bomb-attack.5180774.jp|title=RAAD claim pipe bomb attack at Balmoral Avenue|publisher=Derry Journal|date=17 April 2009|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*8 June: RAAD claimed responsibility for detonating a pipe bomb under a car in ], ].<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/irish-republican-vigilantes-in-donegal-pipe-bomb-attack-14331387.html }}</ref> *8 June: RAAD claimed responsibility for detonating a pipe bomb under a car in ], ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/irish-republican-vigilantes-in-donegal-pipe-bomb-attack-14331387.html|title=Irish republican vigilantes in Donegal pipe bomb attack}}</ref>
*7 October: RAAD claimed responsibility for kidnapping and shooting a 27-year-old man in the foot in Derry.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8296235.stm | work=BBC News | title=Gun attack victim was abducted | date=8 October 2009 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8302578.stm | work=BBC News | title=Dissidents were behind shooting | date=12 October 2009 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref> *7 October: RAAD claimed responsibility for kidnapping and shooting a 27-year-old man in the foot in Derry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8296235.stm|work=BBC News|title=Gun attack victim was abducted|date=8 October 2009|access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8302578.stm|work=BBC News|title=Dissidents were behind shooting|date=12 October 2009|access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref>
*17 October: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 17-year-old man in both legs at a house on Virginia Court, Derry.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Monday 19 October 2009 12:55 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-claim-Waterside-gun-attack.5746589.jp |title=RAAD claim Waterside gun attack - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2009-10-19 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *17 October: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 17-year-old boy in both legs at a house on Virginia Court, Derry.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-claim-Waterside-gun-attack.5746589.jp|title=RAAD claim Waterside gun attack|publisher=Derry Journal|date=19 October 2009|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*6 December: RAAD claimed responsibility for planting five pipe bombs in Derry. Four targeted cars and the fifth was planted behind a house. Three of the bombs exploded.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Tuesday 8 December 2009 12:31 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-BOMB-BLITZ.5892781.jp |title=Raad Bomb Blitz - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2009-12-08 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *6 December: RAAD claimed responsibility for planting five pipe bombs in Derry. Four targeted cars and the fifth was planted behind a house. Three of the bombs exploded.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-BOMB-BLITZ.5892781.jp|title=Raad Bomb Blitz|publisher=Derry Journal|date=8 December 2009|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*11 December: RAAD claimed responsibility for kidnapping and shooting two men (aged 29 and 27) in the legs in Derry. One of the men later admitted that he had been involved in dealing "dodgy merchandise".<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Tuesday 15 December 2009 13:34 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-admit-Creggan-shootings.5912712.jp |title=RAAD admit Creggan shootings - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2009-12-15 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *11 December: RAAD claimed responsibility for kidnapping and shooting two men (aged 29 and 27) in the legs in Derry. One of the men later admitted that he had been involved in dealing "dodgy merchandise".<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-admit-Creggan-shootings.5912712.jp|title=RAAD admit Creggan shootings|publisher=Derry Journal|date=15 December 2009|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>


===2010=== ===2010===

⚫ *27 January: RAAD was blamed for shooting a 52-year-old man in the legs at his shop on Waterloo Street, Derry. It is thought the man was targeted for selling ']'. The attacker fled on a motorcycle.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8486934.stm | work=BBC News | title=Police appeal over shop shooting | date=29 January 2010 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8487525.stm | work=BBC News | title=Protest over dissident shooting | date=29 January 2010 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8484502.stm | work=BBC News | title='Legal high' link to gun attack | date=28 January 2010 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drugs.ie/news/1022/ |title=Drug and Alcohol Information and Support in Ireland |publisher=Drugs.ie |date= |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref>
====January–June====
*23 February: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 29-year-old man in both legs on Rinmore Drive, Derry. In a statement to a local newspaper, RAAD claimed that the man had been warned about his activities and that he had been "punished" for failing to heed that warning.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Friday 26 February 2010 09:55 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-claim--Creggan-shooting.6107839.jp |title=RAAD claim Creggan shooting - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-02-26 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref>
⚫ *27 January: RAAD was blamed for shooting a 52-year-old man in the legs at his shop on Waterloo Street, Derry. It is thought the man was targeted for selling 'legal highs'. The attacker fled on a motorcycle.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8486934.stm|work=BBC News|title=Police appeal over shop shooting|date=29 January 2010|access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8487525.stm|work=BBC News|title=Protest over dissident shooting|date=29 January 2010|access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8484502.stm|work=BBC News|title='Legal high' link to gun attack|date=28 January 2010|access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drugs.ie/news/1022|title=Drug and Alcohol Information and Support in Ireland|publisher=Drugs.ie|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
⚫ *28 March: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding two pipe bombs in Derry. One exploded in a van on High Park and another exploded in a car on Carrickreagh Gardens.<ref name="derryjournal.com">{{cite web|author=Published on Tuesday 30 March 2010 12:43 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-claim-Creggan-pipe-bomb.6190619.jp |title=RAAD claim Creggan pipe bomb attacks - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-03-30 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref>
*28 March: RAAD claimed responsibility for planting an explosive device outside a ] in ], County Donegal. It was made safe by the security forces. In a statement, RAAD said it was the "first and only warning" the shop would receive. It closed shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Monday 5 April 2010 13:48 |url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/donegalnews/Bomb-threatened-head-shop-closes.6204642.jp |title=Bomb threatened head shop closes - Local - Donegal Democrat |publisher=Donegaldemocrat.ie |date=2010-04-05 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> *23 February: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 29-year-old man in both legs on Rinmore Drive, Derry. In a statement to a local newspaper, RAAD claimed that the man had been warned about his activities and that he had been "punished" for failing to heed that warning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-claim--Creggan-shooting.6107839.jp|title=RAAD claim Creggan shooting|publisher=Derry Journal|date=26 February 2010|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303091312/https://www.derryjournal.com/journal/raad-claim--creggan-shooting.6107839.jp|archive-date=3 March 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
⚫ *28 March: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding two pipe bombs in Derry. One exploded in a van on High Park and another exploded in a car on Carrickreagh Gardens.<ref name="derryjournal.com">{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-claim-Creggan-pipe-bomb.6190619.jp|title=RAAD claim Creggan pipe bomb attacks|publisher=Derry Journal|date=30 March 2010|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*28 March: RAAD claimed responsibility for planting an explosive device outside a ] in ], County Donegal. It was made safe by the ]. In a statement, RAAD said it was the "first and only warning" the shop would receive. It closed shortly thereafter. {{citation needed|date=February 2014}}
*30 March: RAAD claimed in a statement that its members had fired a shot at a house in ], County Londonderry. It added that the members "arrested" a man in the town who later "gave an undertaking to cease his activity immediately".<ref name="derryjournal.com"/> *30 March: RAAD claimed in a statement that its members had fired a shot at a house in ], County Londonderry. It added that the members "arrested" a man in the town who later "gave an undertaking to cease his activity immediately".<ref name="derryjournal.com"/>
*13 April: RAAD were blamed for shooting a 24-year-old man in the leg at his house on Cable Street, Derry.<ref name="IMC25">{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmonitoringcommission.org/documents/uploads/HC%20565%20pdf.pdf |title=PremiumSale.com Premium Domains |publisher=Independentmonitoringcommission.org |date= |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8619184.stm | work=BBC News | title=Gang enters bedroom to shoot man | date=14 April 2010}}</ref> *13 April: RAAD were blamed for and later claimed responsibility for the shooting a 24-year-old man in the leg at his house on Cable Street, Derry.<ref name="IMC25">{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmonitoringcommission.org/documents/uploads/HC%20565%20pdf.pdf|title=RAAD blamed for shooting a 24-year-old man|publisher=Independentmonitoringcommission.org|access-date=12 July 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306063735/http://independentmonitoringcommission.org/documents/uploads/hc%20565%20pdf.pdf|archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8619184.stm|work=BBC News|title=Gang enters bedroom to shoot man|date=14 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/court-told-that-provisional-ira-behind-dissident-attack-in-Derry-35256820.html |work=Belfast Telegraph|title=Court told that Provisional IRA behind dissident attack in Derry}}</ref>
*19 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding two pipe bombs at houses in the Derry area. One exploded at a house on Spruce Meadows in ] and another at a house on Westland Street in Derry.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8629000.stm | work=BBC News | title='Criminal gang' claim Derry bombs | date=19 April 2010 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8630979.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pipe bomb found in Londonderry | date=19 April 2010 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref> *19 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding two pipe bombs at houses in the Derry area. One exploded at a house on Spruce Meadows in ] and another at a house on Westland Street in Derry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8629000.stm|work=BBC News|title='Criminal gang' claim Derry bombs|date=19 April 2010|access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8630979.stm|work=BBC News|title=Pipe bomb found in Derry|date=19 April 2010|access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref>
*19 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 24-year-old man in both legs at a house on Lisnafin Park in ], County Tyrone.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8631282.stm | work=BBC News | title=Man shot in both legs in attack | date=20 April 2010 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|author=Published on Friday 23 April 2010 13:20 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Money-grabbing-RAAD-face-jail.6249742.jp |title='Money grabbing' RAAD face jail - PSNI - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-04-23 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *19 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 24-year-old man in both legs at a house on Lisnafin Park in ], County Tyrone.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8631282.stm|work=BBC News|title=Man shot in both legs in attack|date=20 April 2010|access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Money-grabbing-RAAD-face-jail.6249742.jp|title='Money grabbing' RAAD face jail|publisher=Derry Journal|date=23 April 2010|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*20 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding a pipe bomb outside a house on Dunmore Gardens, Derry.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> *20 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding a pipe bomb outside a house on Dunmore Gardens, Derry.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
*21 April: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb outside a house on Anderson Crescent, ].<ref name="IMC25"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Thursday 22 April 2010 10:17 |url=http://www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk/roe/Pipe-bomb-explodes-in-Limavady.6245674.jp |title=Pipe bomb explodes in Limavady - Local |publisher=Londonderry Sentinel |date=2010-04-22 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *21 April: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb outside a house on Anderson Crescent, ].<ref name="IMC25"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk/roe/Pipe-bomb-explodes-in-Limavady.6245674.jp|title=Pipe bomb explodes in Limavady|publisher=Derry Sentinel|date=22 April 2010|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*22 May: RAAD were blamed for shooting a 25-year-old man in his home at Glebe Gardens, Strabane. He was shot once in each leg and once in the arm. The man had recently returned from England, after being threatened by RAAD for dealing ]. The gunmen told him to leave Northern Ireland within 24 hours.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Shot-man-used-to-deal.6318614.jp|title=Shot man 'used to deal cocaine'|publisher=Derry Journal|date=25 May 2010|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.u.tv/News/Victim-in-dissident-clemency-plea/53b11ad9-14ec-4059-9c50-11867e5e9a3d|title=News from Northern Ireland|publisher=U.TV|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> On 3 June, the man's then-vacant house was set alight.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10226250.stm|work=BBC News|title=Shot man's house damaged by fire|date=3 June 2010}}</ref>
*15 May: RAAD were believed to have been behind a gun attack on a house in ], ].<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8684349.stm | work=BBC News | title=Shots fired into house in Newry | date=15 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="newrydemocrat.com">{{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref>
*23 May: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb in a car at O'Nolan Park, Strabane.<ref name="IMC25"/><ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-10676321|work=BBC News|title=Strabane taxi driver shot in both legs|date=18 July 2010}}</ref>
*21 May: RAAD were blamed for shooting an 18-year-old man in the leg in Newry.<ref name="newrydemocrat.com"/>
*22 May: RAAD were blamed for shooting dead a 25-year-old man in his home at Glebe Gardens, Strabane. He was shot once in each leg and once in the arm. The man had recently returned from England, after being threatened by RAAD for dealing cocaine. The gunmen told him to leave Northern Ireland within 24 hours.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Tuesday 25 May 2010 17:46 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Shot-man-used-to-deal.6318614.jp |title=Shot man 'used to deal cocaine' - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-05-25 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.u.tv/News/Victim-in-dissident-clemency-plea/53b11ad9-14ec-4059-9c50-11867e5e9a3d |title=News from Northern Ireland |publisher=U.TV |date= |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> On 3 June, the man's then-vacant house was set alight.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10226250.stm | work=BBC News | title=Shot man's house damaged by fire | date=3 June 2010}}</ref> *27 May: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding a pipe bomb at a house in Springhill Park, Strabane. The group said it was a warning to the owner to cease drug dealing.<ref name="DJ 08-06-2010">{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/raad-order-ten-men-out-1-2146287 |title=RAAD order ten men out|publisher=Derry Journal|date=3 June 2010|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10180751.stm |work=BBC News |title=Arrests over Strabane explosion |date=28 May 2010}}</ref>
*23 May: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb in a car at O'Nolan Park, Strabane.<ref name="IMC25"/><ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-10676321 | work=BBC News | title=Strabane taxi driver shot in both legs | date=18 July 2010}}</ref> *28 May: RAAD claimed responsibility for planting a pipe bomb in the Celtic Bar on Stanley's Walk, Derry; it failed to explode.<ref name="DJ 08-06-2010"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10180138.stm |work=BBC News |title=Pub alert device 'was pipe bomb' |date=28 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711145001/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10180138 |archive-date=11 July 2012 |access-date=24 December 2016 }}</ref>
*27 May: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding a pipe bomb at a house in Springhill Park, Strabane. The group said it was a warning to the owner to cease drug dealing.<ref name="DJ 08-06-2010">{{cite web|author=Published on Thursday 3 June 2010 13:48 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-order-ten-men-out.6346029.jp |title=RAAD order ten men out - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-06-03 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10180751.stm | work=BBC News | title=Arrests over Strabane explosion | date=28 May 2010}}</ref> *3 June: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb inside a parked car in the Ballycolman area of Strabane. Four masked men smashed the car window and threw the bomb inside shortly after midnight.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10223364.stm|work=BBC News|title=Strabane pipe bomb destroys car|date=3 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highlandradio.com/2010/06/03/strabane-pipe-bomb-being-linked-to-raad|title=Strabane pipe bomb linked to RAAD|date=3 June 2010|publisher=Highlandradio.com|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*28 May: RAAD claimed responsibility for planting a pipe bomb in Celtic Bar on Stanley's Walk, Derry. It failed to explode.<ref name="DJ 08-06-2010"/><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10180138.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pub alert device 'was pipe bomb' | date=28 May 2010}}</ref> *3 June: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding a pipe bomb inside a car in the Ardgrange area of Derry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10235726.stm|work=BBC News|title=Car damaged in pipe bomb attack|date=4 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="DJ 11-06-2010">{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-39fired-80-shots39-in.6357006.jp|title=RAAD 'fired 80 shots' in Creggan show of strength|publisher=Derry Journal|date=11 June 2010|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*3 June: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb inside a parked car in the Ballycolman area of Strabane. Four masked men smashed the car window and threw the bomb inside shortly after midnight.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10223364.stm | work=BBC News | title=Strabane pipe bomb destroys car | date=3 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highlandradio.com/2010/06/03/strabane-pipe-bomb-being-linked-to-raad/ |title=Highland Radio – Latest Donegal News and Sport » Strabane pipe bomb being linked to RAAD |publisher=Highlandradio.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *8 June: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding a pipe bomb at the door of a house in the Ardgrange area of Derry, claiming the owner was a "career criminal" selling ].<ref name="DJ 11-06-2010"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10262354.stm|work=BBC News|title=Pipe bomb attack on family's home|date=8 June 2010}}</ref>
*3 June: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding a pipe bomb inside a car in the Ardgrange area of Derry.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10235726.stm | work=BBC News | title=Car damaged in pipe bomb attack | date=4 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="DJ 11-06-2010">{{cite web|author=Published on Friday 11 June 2010 13:00 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-39fired-80-shots39-in.6357006.jp |title=RAAD 'fired 80 shots' in Creggan show of strength - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-06-11 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref>
*8 June: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding a pipe bomb at the door of a house in the Ardgrange area of Derry. It said that the owner was a "career criminal" and was selling heroin.<ref name="DJ 11-06-2010"/><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10262354.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pipe bomb attack on family's home | date=8 June 2010}}</ref>
*8 June: RAAD claimed that it held a "show of strength" in the ] area of Derry. RAAD members allegedly searched a row of shops before firing 80 shots in the air using automatic weapons.<ref name="DJ 11-06-2010"/> *8 June: RAAD claimed that it held a "show of strength" in the ] area of Derry. RAAD members allegedly searched a row of shops before firing 80 shots in the air using automatic weapons.<ref name="DJ 11-06-2010"/>
*15 June: RAAD claimed to have seized "several thousand" ] pills from a criminal gang and handed them to a community worker in Derry for destruction.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Monday 14 June 2010 14:11 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-39seize-E-tabs-from.6361048.jp |title=RAAD 'seize E tabs from gang' - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-06-14 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *15 June: RAAD claimed to have seized "several thousand" ] pills from a criminal gang and handed them to a community worker in Derry for destruction.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-39seize-E-tabs-from.6361048.jp|title=RAAD 'seize E tabs from gang'|publisher=Derry Journal|date=14 June 2010|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*25 June: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb at the front door of a house on Hawthorn Drive, Derry. The house was owned by a convicted drug smuggler and his partner, who had recently been fined for drug possession.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/vigilantes-to-blame-for-attack-say-couple-14856212.html }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/10412247.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pipe bomb attack on Derry home | date=25 June 2010}}</ref> The group later claimed responsibility. *25 June: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb at the front door of a house on Hawthorn Drive, Derry. The house was owned by a convicted drug smuggler and his partner, who had recently been fined for drug possession.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/vigilantes-to-blame-for-attack-say-couple-14856212.html|title=Vigilantes to blame for attack say couple}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/10412247.stm|work=BBC News|title=Pipe bomb attack on Derry home|date=25 June 2010}}</ref> The group later claimed responsibility.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}

====July–December====
*17 July: RAAD were blamed for shooting a taxi driver in both legs at Glebe Gardens, Strabane.<ref name="IMC25"/><ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> *17 July: RAAD were blamed for shooting a taxi driver in both legs at Glebe Gardens, Strabane.<ref name="IMC25"/><ref name="bbc.co.uk"/>
*26 July: RAAD claimed responsibility for raiding a house in Dunmore Gardens, Derry. Four men entered the house (which was occupied) and fired shots before leaving. RAAD stated that the homeowner had ignored its warnings to stop dealing drugs. The man later admitted this, and claimed that he had stopped dealing drugs since the raid.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Friday 30 July 2010 12:52 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/-Gun-attack-was-39terrifying39.6449197.jp |title=Gun attack was 'terrifying' - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-07-30 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-10772253 | work=BBC News | title=PSNI explore RAAD link to Derry shooting | date=27 July 2010}}</ref> *26 July: RAAD claimed responsibility for raiding a house in Dunmore Gardens, Derry. Four men entered the house (which was occupied) and fired shots before leaving. RAAD stated that the homeowner had ignored its warnings to stop dealing drugs. The man later admitted this, and claimed that he had stopped dealing drugs since the raid.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/-Gun-attack-was-39terrifying39.6449197.jp|title=Gun attack was 'terrifying'|publisher=Derry Journal|date=30 July 2010|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-10772253|work=BBC News|title=PSNI explore RAAD link to Derry shooting|date=27 July 2010}}</ref>
*31 August: RAAD claimed responsibility for firing shots at a house in Dove Gardens, Derry. It also claimed to have discovered and destroyed 12 cannabis plants in a house a week earlier. When the PSNI responded to the incident they were attacked with petrol bombs and other missiles.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Friday 3 September 2010 13:07 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-warn-over-support-for.6511901.jp |title=RAAD warn over support for 'hard men' - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-09-03 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *31 August: RAAD claimed responsibility for firing shots at a house in Dove Gardens, Derry. It also claimed to have discovered and destroyed 12 ] plants in a house a week earlier. When the PSNI responded to the incident they were attacked with petrol bombs and other missiles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-warn-over-support-for.6511901.jp|title=RAAD warn over support for 'hard men'|publisher=Derry Journal|date=3 September 2010}}</ref>
*18 September: A RAAD member fired warning shots during a disturbance on Bligh's Lane, Derry. A news report claimed that shots were fired at a group of youths,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-11372338 | work=BBC News | title=Councillor claims 'shots fired at crowd' in Londonderry | date=20 September 2010}}</ref> but RAAD claimed that the shots had been fired "over their heads". In a statement to the ''Derry Journal'', it said "We were left with no option but to act after the people involved attacked a house at Rinmore Drive to gain entry to drink and take drugs". It also claimed that the youths had been involved in "drug dealing, drug taking, joyriding, assaults, arson and intimidation of local residents" in the area.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Friday 24 September 2010 12:48 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-gunman-wasnt-drunk.6549368.jp |title=RAAD gunman 'wasn't drunk' - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-09-24 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *18 September: a RAAD member fired warning shots during a disturbance on Bligh's Lane, Derry. A news report claimed that shots were fired at a group of youths,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-11372338|work=BBC News|title=Councillor claims 'shots fired at crowd' in Londonderry|date=20 September 2010}}</ref> but RAAD claimed the shots had been fired "over their heads". In a statement to the ''Derry Journal'', it said "We were left with no option but to act after the people involved attacked a house at Rinmore Drive to gain entry to drink and take drugs". It claimed the youths had been involved in "drug dealing, drug taking, joyriding, assaults, arson and intimidation of local residents" in the area.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/RAAD-gunman-wasnt-drunk.6549368.jp|title=RAAD gunman 'wasn't drunk'|publisher=Derry Journal|date=24 September 2010|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*17 October: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 20-year-old man in the legs at his home in Slievemore Park, Derry. He had been convicted of assaulting an ambulance driver in 2007 and RAAD claimed that he continued to be involved in "anti-social behaviour and criminality".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11572393 | work=BBC News | title=Fear that Derry shooting victim 'could lose use of leg' | date=19 October 2010}}</ref> *17 October: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 20-year-old man in the legs at his home in Slievemore Park, Derry. He had been convicted of assaulting an ambulance driver in 2007 and RAAD claimed that he continued to be involved in "anti-social behaviour and criminality".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11572393|work=BBC News|title=Fear that Derry shooting victim 'could lose use of leg'|date=19 October 2010}}</ref>
*23 October: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 20-year-old man as he delivered food to a house in Creggan Heights, Derry. He was hit six times in the legs. The group claimed he was involved in drug dealing and that had been "under close surveillance" for the past ten months.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Monday 25 October 2010 14:58 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Vigilante-group-admits-Creggan-Heights.6598077.jp |title=Vigilante group admits Creggan Heights shooting - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-10-25 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> The man later admitted being a drug dealer and claimed to have stopped after the shooting.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Friday 5 November 2010 17:34 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Shooting-victim-admits-being-a.6614924.jp |title=Shooting victim admits being a drug dealer - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2010-11-05 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *23 October: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 20-year-old man as he delivered food to a house in Creggan Heights, Derry. He was hit six times in the legs. The group claimed he was involved in drug dealing and that had been "under close surveillance" for the past ten months.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Vigilante-group-admits-Creggan-Heights.6598077.jp|title=Vigilante group admits Creggan Heights shooting|publisher=Derry Journal|date=25 October 2010|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> The man later admitted being a drug dealer and claimed to have stopped after the shooting.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Shooting-victim-admits-being-a.6614924.jp|title=Shooting victim admits being a drug dealer|publisher=Derry Journal|date=5 November 2010|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*21 November: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb inside a man's car at Cromore Gardens, Derry. The man, who was ], denied being involved in drug dealing.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/why-target-us-ask-the-victims-of-two-pipebomb-blasts-15011136.html }}</ref> *21 November: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb inside a man's car at Cromore Gardens, Derry. The man, Jose Santos, a ] national, denied being involved in drug dealing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/why-target-us-ask-the-victims-of-two-pipebomb-blasts-15011136.html|title=Why target us ask the victims of two pipebomb blasts}}</ref>


===2011=== ===2011===
*7 March: RAAD claimed responsibility for firing shots at a house in ]. In a statement, it said it had "attempted to execute" a named individual, adding, "Only for a malfunctioning weapon he would be dead".<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Friday 11 March 2011 12:17 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/raad_admit_muff_attack_1_2493733 |title=RAAD admit Muff attack - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2011-03-11 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> On 24 May 2011, it claimed responsibility for an ] attack on the same house.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Tuesday 24 May 2011 14:21 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/raad_warn_estate_agents_1_2709102 |title=RAAD warn estate agents - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2011-05-24 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *7 March: RAAD claimed responsibility for firing shots at a house in ]. In a statement, it said it had "attempted to execute" a named individual, adding, "Only for a malfunctioning weapon he would be dead".<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/raad_admit_muff_attack_1_2493733|title=RAAD admit Muff attack|publisher=Derry Journal|date=11 March 2011|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> On 24 May 2011, it claimed responsibility for an ] attack on the same house.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/raad_warn_estate_agents_1_2709102 |title=RAAD warn estate agents|publisher=Derry Journal|date=24 May 2011|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*13 March: RAAD was blamed for shooting a 20-year-old man in the legs at Springhill Park, Strabane.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12730190 | work=BBC News | title=Children moved away from site of Strabane shooting | date=14 March 2011}}</ref> *13 March: RAAD was blamed for shooting a 20-year-old man in the legs at Springhill Park, Strabane.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12730190|work=BBC News|title=Children moved away from site of Strabane shooting|date=14 March 2011}}</ref>
*2 June: RAAD claimed responsibility for detonating a small bomb at the door of a house on Lecky Road, Derry. Shrapnel went through two nearby windows but there were no injuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13641194|work=BBC News|title=Police say children had a lucky escape in Derry blast|date=3 June 2011}}</ref> The group apologized for "causing any distress".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/raad_apology_ridiculed_1_2750116|work=Derry Journal|title=RAAD 'apology' ridiculed|date=7 June 2011}}</ref> On 7 July, it claimed responsibility for shooting a 36-year-old man in the legs at a house on the same road.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/we_will_defend_our_community_raad_1_2856060|work=Derry Journal|title=We will defend our community: RAAD|date=13 July 2011}}</ref> *2 June: RAAD claimed responsibility for detonating a small bomb at the door of a house on Lecky Road, Derry. Shrapnel went through two nearby windows but there were no injuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13641194|work=BBC News|title=Police say children had a lucky escape in Derry blast|date=3 June 2011}}</ref> The group apologized for "causing any distress".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/raad_apology_ridiculed_1_2750116|work=Derry Journal|title=RAAD 'apology' ridiculed|date=7 June 2011}}</ref> On 7 July, it claimed responsibility for shooting a 36-year-old man in the legs at a house on the same road.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/we_will_defend_our_community_raad_1_2856060|work=Derry Journal|title=We will defend our community: RAAD|date=13 July 2011}}</ref>
*17 November: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 61-year-old man at a house in Ballyarnet, Derry. Three days later, it claimed responsibility for shooting a 22-year-old man in the legs at a house on Creggan Road in the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/two-held-over-derry-shooting-are-released-16082436.html|work=Belfast Telegraph|title=Two held over Derry shooting are released|date=25 November 2011}}</ref> *17 November: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 61-year-old man at a house in Ballyarnet, Derry. Three days later, it claimed responsibility for shooting a 22-year-old man in the legs at a house on Creggan Road in the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/two-held-over-derry-shooting-are-released-16082436.html|work=Belfast Telegraph|title=Two held over Derry shooting are released|date=25 November 2011}}</ref>
*13 December: RAAD was blamed for shooting two men in the legs at High Park, Derry. One of them was a nephew of ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/martin-mcguinnesss-nephew-is-victim-in-double-shooting-16090735.html |work=Belfast Telegraph|title=Martin McGuinness's newphew is victim in double shooting|date=14 December 2011}}</ref> *13 December: RAAD was blamed for shooting two men, one of whom is a nephew of ], in the legs at High Park, Derry.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/martin-mcguinnesss-nephew-is-victim-in-double-shooting-16090735.html|work=Belfast Telegraph|title=Martin McGuinness's nephew is victim in double shooting|date=14 December 2011}}</ref>


===2012=== ===2012–2014===
*9 February: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting dead Andrew Allen (24) at his home in Buncrana, County Donegal. The shots were fired through the window of a ground-floor bedroom after gunmen failed to gain entry through the door. The car used by the gunmen was later found burnt-out at Fahan. RAAD said that Allen had been warned to stop drug dealing but had not done so. It also said that he had used RAAD's name to scare other dealers.<ref name="inishowen1"/> *9 February 2012: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting dead Andrew Allen (24) at his home in Lisfannon, ], County Donegal. The shots were fired through the window of a ground-floor bedroom after gunmen failed to gain entry through the door. The car used by the gunmen was later found burnt-out at ]. RAAD said that Allen had been warned to stop drug dealing but had not done so. It also claimed Allen had used RAAD's name to scare other dealers.<ref name="inishowen1"/>
*3 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for beating a 26-year-old man and shooting him in the leg at his home in the Ballycolman area of Strabane.<ref>. ''Belfast Telegraph'', 5 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.</ref> *3 April 2012: RAAD claimed responsibility for beating a 26-year-old man and shooting him in the leg at his home in the Ballycolman area of Strabane.<ref>. ''Belfast Telegraph'', 5 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.</ref>
*26 April: In Derry, a mother was forced to bring her 18-year-old son to be shot in the legs by members of RAAD. The mother said her son had been "dealing drugs to feed his habit".<ref>. ''Belfast Telegraph'', 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.</ref> She added, "It could have been worse. I honestly feared that he was going to be found dead having overdosed in a flat somewhere ... I also believe that it was better he is shot in the legs now, than shot in the head further down the line".<ref>. ''Derry Journal'', 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.</ref> Two days later, about 200 people attended an anti-RAAD rally in the city.<ref>. ''BBC News'', 28 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.</ref> *26 April 2012: in Derry, a mother was forced to bring her 18-year-old son to be shot in the legs by members of RAAD. The mother said her son had been "dealing drugs to feed his habit".<ref>. ''Belfast Telegraph'', 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.</ref> She added, "It could have been worse. I honestly feared that he was going to be found dead having overdosed in a flat somewhere ... I also believe that it was better he is shot in the legs now, than shot in the head further down the line".<ref>, ''Derry Journal'', 30 April 2012; retrieved 30 April 2012.</ref> Two days later, about 200 people attended an anti-RAAD rally in the city.<ref>. ''BBC News'', 28 April 2012; retrieved 30 April 2012.</ref>
*1 May: The RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a man in both arms and both legs in County Donegal. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-17938453 |title=BBC News - Andrew Allen 'threatened' before murder |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2012-05-03 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *1 May 2012: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a man in both arms and both legs at his home in ], County Donegal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-17938453|title=BBC News – Andrew Allen 'threatened' before murder|publisher=Bbc.co.uk|date=3 May 2012|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>
*2 June: RAAD admitted to a bombing attack on a ] vehicle in which a pipe bomb was thrown at a police vehicle and exploded whilst it was attending a security alert. They also warned that more attacks on security forces would follow <ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Tuesday 5 June 2012 12:47 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local/raad-targets-psni-1-3918180 |title=RAAD targets PSNI - Local |publisher=Derry Journal |date=2012-06-05 |accessdate=2012-07-12}}</ref> *2 June 2012: RAAD claimed responsibility for throwing a blast bomb at a ] vehicle during a security alert in Derry. They also warned that more attacks on security forces would follow.<ref name=raad-psni/>
*July 2012: RAAD ceased to exist as it merged with RIRA and other dissident groups to form the 'New IRA'.
*13 July: 3 RAAD members are arrested by the PSNI in a series of overnight raids in Derry, 5 assault rifles are also recovered.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18829286</ref>
*26 March 2014: A small bomb exploded in a car parked outside a house in the Creggan area of Derry. The blast wrecked the car but caused no injuries. ] politician Pat Ramsey blamed the attack on the RAAD saying it bore the hallmarks of the RAAD, though victims said they didn't believe dissidents were responsible.<ref>. BBC News. 27 March 2014.</ref>


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Irish republican vigilante group

Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) was an Irish republican vigilante group active mainly in Derry and the surrounding area, including parts of counties Londonderry and Tyrone in Northern Ireland, and parts of County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. It targeted those who it claimed were drug dealers. The group's methods included shooting the alleged dealers in the arms and legs ("punishment shootings"); pipe bomb or arson attacks on the property of alleged dealers; and warning, threatening or banishing the alleged dealers.

In July 2012, it was announced that RAAD was merging with the Real Irish Republican Army and other independent republican paramilitary groups to form what is referred to as the New IRA.

History

RAAD graffiti in the Bogside area of Derry

The group formed in late 2008. It frequently issued statements via the Derry Journal. Shortly after its foundation, it offered an "amnesty" to all drug dealers, asking them to make themselves known to the group before giving an assurance that they had stopped dealing. In an interview with the Derry Journal in August 2009, the group's leadership explained: "We would monitor the actions of those who have come forward and, given an adequate period of time, interest in those drug dealers would cease and they could start to lead normal lives". The group claims to have an intelligence network within the Derry area and stated, "We would never act unless we hold undeniable evidence that the person punished has been dealing in drugs. We regularly compile information on certain individuals – including CCTV footage and statements from those who have received drugs from these people". As its name suggests, it comes from an Irish republican background.

In the 1990s, a group calling itself Direct Action Against Drugs (DAAD) operated in Northern Ireland and used similar methods. Many believe DAAD was linked to the Provisional Irish Republican Army. On the topic of politics, RAAD's leadership said: "There is absolutely no political agenda within our organisation. Our only aim is to eliminate drug dealers from our society and put an end to them destroying our community". The RAAD leadership claimed that some of its members had been involved with the Provisional IRA in the past, and added that Sinn Féin members and officials "have approached us privately, claiming that they support what we are attempting to achieve".

In an October 2010 interview with the Strabane Chronicle, a RAAD spokesman claimed all of its members are former republican volunteers who support the peace process. During an investigation into RAAD in June 2012, the home of the Sinn Féin Mayor of Derry, Kevin Campbell, was raided and searched by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The group was the focus of a 2010 BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight documentary.

In April 2010, RAAD announced its amnesty for drug dealers would end on 1 June 2010 and that anyone continuing to sell drugs afterwards could be killed. In early June, the Derry Journal reported that RAAD had ordered ten drug dealers to leave Derry immediately. The following month, it claimed that it had given another Derry man 48 hours to leave the country. Around the same time, a Derry teenager publicly apologised for having sold drugs after he was threatened by the group.

In July 2010, Kieran McCool; a 42-year-old Derry man was arrested after police found a "scanning device, paramilitary clothing and balaclavas" in his car and a makeshift stun gun in his home. He was described in court as a "key member" of RAAD, but he denied the charge and claimed the stun gun was for his own protection. A detective said that attacks by RAAD had lessened since the McCool's arrest. He was electronically tagged and put under curfew.

RAAD claimed its first killing in February 2012 when it shot dead Andrew Allen, a father of two, at his home in an estate in Ludden outside Buncrana, County Donegal. Although this was strongly denied by his family, the group claimed Allen had been warned to stop drug dealing but had not done so. They added that Allen was one of six people who would be executed. Later that month, it was reported that RAAD had begun operating in North Belfast, although it is not known if the Belfast group was linked to the one in Derry.

In June 2012, RAAD members attacked a PSNI vehicle in Derry with a blast bomb. This was the first time it had attacked security forces, claiming the attack was "a direct response to increased and ever more brutal attacks on republicans and their families" and warned that such attacks would continue "as long as the security forces continue to victimise republican areas". By the time of the attack, many republicans were claiming that RAAD had become a political, dissident republican group.

On 26 July, an announcement was made that RAAD was merging with the Real IRA and other dissident republican paramilitaries, but not including the Continuity IRA. This created a new organization known as the New IRA.

In 2019, following an inquest held in Buncrana, the detective leading the investigation into Andrew Allen's murder told the media that RAAD's claims about their victim were "rubbish".

Timeline

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The following is a timeline of actions that have been claimed by, or blamed on, Republican Action Against Drugs.

2009

  • 16 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for detonating a pipe bomb at a house on Balmoral Avenue, Derry.
  • 8 June: RAAD claimed responsibility for detonating a pipe bomb under a car in Manorcunningham, County Donegal.
  • 7 October: RAAD claimed responsibility for kidnapping and shooting a 27-year-old man in the foot in Derry.
  • 17 October: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 17-year-old boy in both legs at a house on Virginia Court, Derry.
  • 6 December: RAAD claimed responsibility for planting five pipe bombs in Derry. Four targeted cars and the fifth was planted behind a house. Three of the bombs exploded.
  • 11 December: RAAD claimed responsibility for kidnapping and shooting two men (aged 29 and 27) in the legs in Derry. One of the men later admitted that he had been involved in dealing "dodgy merchandise".

2010

January–June

  • 27 January: RAAD was blamed for shooting a 52-year-old man in the legs at his shop on Waterloo Street, Derry. It is thought the man was targeted for selling 'legal highs'. The attacker fled on a motorcycle.
  • 23 February: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 29-year-old man in both legs on Rinmore Drive, Derry. In a statement to a local newspaper, RAAD claimed that the man had been warned about his activities and that he had been "punished" for failing to heed that warning.
  • 28 March: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding two pipe bombs in Derry. One exploded in a van on High Park and another exploded in a car on Carrickreagh Gardens.
  • 28 March: RAAD claimed responsibility for planting an explosive device outside a head shop in Letterkenny, County Donegal. It was made safe by the Irish Army. In a statement, RAAD said it was the "first and only warning" the shop would receive. It closed shortly thereafter.
  • 30 March: RAAD claimed in a statement that its members had fired a shot at a house in Dungiven, County Londonderry. It added that the members "arrested" a man in the town who later "gave an undertaking to cease his activity immediately".
  • 13 April: RAAD were blamed for and later claimed responsibility for the shooting a 24-year-old man in the leg at his house on Cable Street, Derry.
  • 19 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding two pipe bombs at houses in the Derry area. One exploded at a house on Spruce Meadows in Culmore and another at a house on Westland Street in Derry.
  • 19 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 24-year-old man in both legs at a house on Lisnafin Park in Strabane, County Tyrone.
  • 20 April: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding a pipe bomb outside a house on Dunmore Gardens, Derry.
  • 21 April: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb outside a house on Anderson Crescent, Limavady.
  • 22 May: RAAD were blamed for shooting a 25-year-old man in his home at Glebe Gardens, Strabane. He was shot once in each leg and once in the arm. The man had recently returned from England, after being threatened by RAAD for dealing cocaine. The gunmen told him to leave Northern Ireland within 24 hours. On 3 June, the man's then-vacant house was set alight.
  • 23 May: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb in a car at O'Nolan Park, Strabane.
  • 27 May: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding a pipe bomb at a house in Springhill Park, Strabane. The group said it was a warning to the owner to cease drug dealing.
  • 28 May: RAAD claimed responsibility for planting a pipe bomb in the Celtic Bar on Stanley's Walk, Derry; it failed to explode.
  • 3 June: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb inside a parked car in the Ballycolman area of Strabane. Four masked men smashed the car window and threw the bomb inside shortly after midnight.
  • 3 June: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding a pipe bomb inside a car in the Ardgrange area of Derry.
  • 8 June: RAAD claimed responsibility for exploding a pipe bomb at the door of a house in the Ardgrange area of Derry, claiming the owner was a "career criminal" selling heroin.
  • 8 June: RAAD claimed that it held a "show of strength" in the Creggan area of Derry. RAAD members allegedly searched a row of shops before firing 80 shots in the air using automatic weapons.
  • 15 June: RAAD claimed to have seized "several thousand" ecstasy pills from a criminal gang and handed them to a community worker in Derry for destruction.
  • 25 June: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb at the front door of a house on Hawthorn Drive, Derry. The house was owned by a convicted drug smuggler and his partner, who had recently been fined for drug possession. The group later claimed responsibility.

July–December

  • 17 July: RAAD were blamed for shooting a taxi driver in both legs at Glebe Gardens, Strabane.
  • 26 July: RAAD claimed responsibility for raiding a house in Dunmore Gardens, Derry. Four men entered the house (which was occupied) and fired shots before leaving. RAAD stated that the homeowner had ignored its warnings to stop dealing drugs. The man later admitted this, and claimed that he had stopped dealing drugs since the raid.
  • 31 August: RAAD claimed responsibility for firing shots at a house in Dove Gardens, Derry. It also claimed to have discovered and destroyed 12 cannabis plants in a house a week earlier. When the PSNI responded to the incident they were attacked with petrol bombs and other missiles.
  • 18 September: a RAAD member fired warning shots during a disturbance on Bligh's Lane, Derry. A news report claimed that shots were fired at a group of youths, but RAAD claimed the shots had been fired "over their heads". In a statement to the Derry Journal, it said "We were left with no option but to act after the people involved attacked a house at Rinmore Drive to gain entry to drink and take drugs". It claimed the youths had been involved in "drug dealing, drug taking, joyriding, assaults, arson and intimidation of local residents" in the area.
  • 17 October: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 20-year-old man in the legs at his home in Slievemore Park, Derry. He had been convicted of assaulting an ambulance driver in 2007 and RAAD claimed that he continued to be involved in "anti-social behaviour and criminality".
  • 23 October: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 20-year-old man as he delivered food to a house in Creggan Heights, Derry. He was hit six times in the legs. The group claimed he was involved in drug dealing and that had been "under close surveillance" for the past ten months. The man later admitted being a drug dealer and claimed to have stopped after the shooting.
  • 21 November: RAAD were blamed for exploding a pipe bomb inside a man's car at Cromore Gardens, Derry. The man, Jose Santos, a Portuguese national, denied being involved in drug dealing.

2011

  • 7 March: RAAD claimed responsibility for firing shots at a house in Muff, County Donegal. In a statement, it said it had "attempted to execute" a named individual, adding, "Only for a malfunctioning weapon he would be dead". On 24 May 2011, it claimed responsibility for an incendiary bomb attack on the same house.
  • 13 March: RAAD was blamed for shooting a 20-year-old man in the legs at Springhill Park, Strabane.
  • 2 June: RAAD claimed responsibility for detonating a small bomb at the door of a house on Lecky Road, Derry. Shrapnel went through two nearby windows but there were no injuries. The group apologized for "causing any distress". On 7 July, it claimed responsibility for shooting a 36-year-old man in the legs at a house on the same road.
  • 17 November: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a 61-year-old man at a house in Ballyarnet, Derry. Three days later, it claimed responsibility for shooting a 22-year-old man in the legs at a house on Creggan Road in the city.
  • 13 December: RAAD was blamed for shooting two men, one of whom is a nephew of Martin McGuinness, in the legs at High Park, Derry.

2012–2014

  • 9 February 2012: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting dead Andrew Allen (24) at his home in Lisfannon, Buncrana, County Donegal. The shots were fired through the window of a ground-floor bedroom after gunmen failed to gain entry through the door. The car used by the gunmen was later found burnt-out at Fahan. RAAD said that Allen had been warned to stop drug dealing but had not done so. It also claimed Allen had used RAAD's name to scare other dealers.
  • 3 April 2012: RAAD claimed responsibility for beating a 26-year-old man and shooting him in the leg at his home in the Ballycolman area of Strabane.
  • 26 April 2012: in Derry, a mother was forced to bring her 18-year-old son to be shot in the legs by members of RAAD. The mother said her son had been "dealing drugs to feed his habit". She added, "It could have been worse. I honestly feared that he was going to be found dead having overdosed in a flat somewhere ... I also believe that it was better he is shot in the legs now, than shot in the head further down the line". Two days later, about 200 people attended an anti-RAAD rally in the city.
  • 1 May 2012: RAAD claimed responsibility for shooting a man in both arms and both legs at his home in St Johnston, County Donegal.
  • 2 June 2012: RAAD claimed responsibility for throwing a blast bomb at a Police Service of Northern Ireland vehicle during a security alert in Derry. They also warned that more attacks on security forces would follow.
  • July 2012: RAAD ceased to exist as it merged with RIRA and other dissident groups to form the 'New IRA'.
  • 26 March 2014: A small bomb exploded in a car parked outside a house in the Creggan area of Derry. The blast wrecked the car but caused no injuries. Social Democratic and Labour Party politician Pat Ramsey blamed the attack on the RAAD saying it bore the hallmarks of the RAAD, though victims said they didn't believe dissidents were responsible.

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