Irish National Liberation Army Belfast Brigade

INLA Belfast Brigade
INLA Belfast Brigade
	The Irish National Liberation Army brigades banner
Active	December 1974 – 1998
Allegiance	Irish National Liberation Army; Irish Republican Socialist Party; Irish Republican Socialist Movement
Size	250–300 between 1974–1998, about 30–50 at any one time
Headquarters HQ	Divis Flats, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nickname(s)	Erps
Motto(s)	Saoirse Go Deo (Freedom Forever)
Main actions	Divis Flats bombing 1982; 1994 Shankill Road killings; 1997 Northern Ireland riots;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Ronnie Bunting; Gerard Steenson; Hugh Torney; Gino Gallagher; Tom McCartan; Paul "Bonanza" McCann (Staff Officer); Kevin Holland

The Irish National Liberation Army Belfast Brigade was the main brigade area of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). The other Brigade areas were in Derry which was split between two battalions, the first in Derry City, and the second battalion in south County Londonderry and County Armagh which was also split into two battalions, a south Armagh and a north Armagh battalion, with smaller units in Newry, east and west County Tyrone and south County Fermanagh.

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