favourite with all who had contact with him." During this time Daly was a senior leader of the IRA in Donegal. Following the truce during the Irish War of Independence (July 1921), O'Duffy was reassigned to Belfast, and Daly again assumed command of the 2nd Northern Division of the IRA. In 1921 Daly commanded 15 active companies in Tyrone, each composed of about 50 men. During this time 27 people were killed by the local IRA with 20 belonging to the Crown Forces. Daly's forces carried out numerous attacks on police barracks and raids for arms/ammunition. Just after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921, Daly recognized the different enemies his forces continued to face: "it seems curious that we must risk our lives for the sake of a cause that has been handed over to the enemy. Of course the Northerners must fight for their existence under whatever government is in power." In February 1922 Daly was removed form his position as O/C 2nd Northern Division and replaced with a pro treaty officer (Tom Morris). Daly stated that his removal was the result of his opposition to the Treaty and was just one of several moves made by the newly appointed Free State Minister of Defense Richard Mulcahy to replace anti treaty northern IRA leaders. Daly continued to fight - he planned the highly successful attack on the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) barrack in Pomeroy, County Tyrone (19 March 1922). Approximately 20 heavily armed Tyrone IRA men gained entrance to the base and made off with 75 rifles and a large quantity of ammunition. On November 23, 1922 Daly led an attack by the Carrickmore Battalion on the RIC at Ballygawley, which resulted in the wounding of three police and two civilian drivers. In the spring of 1922 Daly was involved in the planning and execution of the IRAs Northern Offensive (see The Troubles in Northern Ireland (1920–1922)) and initially worked to avoid violence between pro and anti treaty forces who were divided over the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Speaking about the IRAs campaign in Tyrone while he was in command, Daly stated that: "Taking into consideration the hostile civilian population with superior equipment backed by Regular Forces, and the apathy of our own civilian population, this area did far more than several Southern Counties situated under far more favourable circumstances." During the Irish Civil War