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Article: IRA LAYS DOWN ITS ARMS DESPITE HAGGLING OVER WORDING, MANY SEE CEASE-FIRE DECLARATION AS A STEP TOWARD PEACE IN NORTHERN IRELAND.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- September 1, 1994
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Byline: STEVE COLL Washington Post
BELFAST, Northern Ireland The Provisional Irish Republican Army Wednesday announced a ``complete cessation'' of its violent campaign for a united Ireland, providing the clearest opening in many years for a negotiated settlement of Northern Ireland's civil war.
In a statement, the IRA, which has been fighting to end British rule in the religiously divided province, said its decision marked a historic crossroads that offered a new opportunity to resolve the Northern Ireland conflict. In the last 25 years, just the latest chapter in a centuries-old conflict, the sectarian fighting has claimed more than 3,000 lives ...