These squads were responsible for killing seven soldiers and two RUC members until the Caraher team was finally caught by the Special Air Service in April 1997 . The South Armagh Brigade also built the bombs that were used to wreck economic targets in London during the 1990s , specially hitting the financial district . The truck bombs were sent to England by ferry . On 22 April 1993 , the South Armagh IRA unit took control of the village of Cullaville near the border with the Republic , for two hours , making good use of dead ground . The fact that the IRA executed the action despite the presence of a British Army watchtower nearby , caused outrage among British and Irish parliamentary circles
took control of the village of Cullaville
Occupation of Cullaville
Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade