Watchdog body says two new hardline republican groups at work in North

TWO new hardline republican groups are operating within the North, the latest report from a ceasefire watchdog claimed yesterday.

Watchdog body says two new hardline republican groups at work in North

The four-member Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) identified the splinter groups as Óglaigh na hÉireann and Saoirse na hÉireann.

The IMC said Óglaigh na hÉireann, a breakaway faction from the Continuity IRA, was responsible for one assault and a robbery at a post office in the period between September 1 and November 30 last year.

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