Sometimes described as an "asymmetric" or "irregular" war [26][27][28] or a "low-intensity conflict", [29][30][31] the Troubles were a political and nationalistic struggle fuelled by historical events, [32] with a strong ethnic and sectarian dimension, [33] fought over the status of Northern Ireland. More @Wikipedia
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