DISSIDENTS DEADLIER THAN EVER; Report warns of terror groups' growing threat.Byline: MAURICE FITZMAURICE DISSIDENT republicans are working together and are now more deadly than ever before, it was revealed yesterday. Former Provos are also helping the renegade terror groups, the Independent Monitoring Commission's latest report has claimed. It said most new recruits were "inexperienced in·ex·pe·ri·ence n. 1. Lack of experience. 2. Lack of the knowledge gained from experience. in young males" but the involvement of ex-IRA members "significantly added to the threat". The authors said "this is not surprising following the dissolution Act or process of dissolving; termination; winding up. In this sense it is frequently used in the phrase dissolution of a partnership. The dissolution of a contract is its Rescission by the parties themselves or by a court that nullifies its binding force and reinstates each of PIRA's structures", although the vast majority have followed the leadership and backed the peace process. The Commission, which reports on terrorist activity to the British and Irish Governments, warned dissidents, who murdered two soldiers and a policeman in March, now pose a major challenge to security forces. The IMC's latest report, which covered the six months of March to August, said the threat from dissidents was the highest it had seen in six years. It said: "Activities have involved cooperation between individuals from different groups without there being strategic co-opera-tion by the leadership. The overall level of dissident activity was markedly higher than we have seen since we first met in 2003. "The seriousness, range and tempo tempo [Ital.,=time], in music, the speed of a composition. The composer's intentions as to tempo are conventionally indicated by a set of Italian terms, of which the principal ones are presto (very fast), vivace (lively), allegro (fast), of activities all changed for the worse in last six months." In March the Real IRA Noun 1. Real IRA - a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement shot dead Patrick Azimkar, 21, and Mark Quinsey, 23, outside an army base in Co Antrim. Within two days the Continuity IRA Ira, in the Bible Ira (ī`rə), in the Bible. 1 Chief officer of David. 2, 3 Two of David's guard. IRA, abbreviation IRA. murdered Constable An official of a Municipal Corporation whose primary duties are to protect and preserve the peace of the community. In medieval law, a constable was a high functionary under the French and English kings. Stephen Carroll, 48, in Co Armagh. The IMC (Internet Mail Consortium, Santa Cruz, CA, www.imc.org) An industry trade association founded in 1996 by Paul Hoffman and Dave Crocker that promotes Internet e-mail standards and features. added dissidents could be undermined by devolving policing and justice powers to the Assembly, arguing that the move would signal the strength of the political process. Northern Secretary Shaun Wood said that view was highly significant. He added: "It is for the Assembly to ask for those powers to be transferred and the report should be hugely influential in informing an early decision." CAPTION(S): FEARED Dissident |
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