Laying down arms.(Northern Ireland's civil war)(Brief article)

From: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication | Date: November 26, 2007 | Copyright information

[4] BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Northern Ireland used to be a religious war zone. Catholic and Protestant militias fought over whether Northern Ireland should be part of the Republic of Ireland or remain part of the United Kingdom. The conflict escalated into car bombings, kidnappings, and more than ...

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