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The Cairo Gang was a group of British military intelligence agents who were sent to Dublin during the Irish War of Independence to identify prominent members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) with, according to information gathered by the IRA Intelligence Department (IRAID), the intention of disrupting the IRA by assassination.
How the Cairo Gang, a British intelligence unit in 1920s Ireland, and the FRU, a similar unit in 1980s Northern Ireland, were involved in covert operations and controversies. Learn about their origins, methods, targets and legacy from a historical perspective.
The Cairo Gang was a group of British Intelligence agents in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence with a brief to conduct intelligence operations against members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
The day began with an Irish Republican Army (IRA) operation, organised by Michael Collins, to assassinate the "Cairo Gang" – a group of undercover British intelligence agents working and living in Dublin. IRA operatives went to a number of addresses and killed or fatally wounded 15 men.
The Cairo Gang was a term invented in the 1950s to refer to British Intelligence agents in Dublin during the War of Independence. The web site exposes the myth and reveals the true causes of death of British soldiers in Ireland.
Nov 11, 2020 · On November 21, 1920, the IRA killed 35 British military intelligence officers in Dublin, in a plan orchestrated by Michael Collins. The operation was a response to the British repression and the alleged presence of a 'Cairo gang' of spies in the city.
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Nov 21, 2020 · For many years it was claimed that these men killed were part of what was called 'The Cairo Gang', a special unit of senior intelligence officers who had served in the Middle East during the...
