During the Northern Ireland conflict the Provisional IRA 's East Tyrone Brigade used Commando style units similar to those used by the Viet Cong & NVA to attack US Army bases the IRA used them to launch assaults on British Army & Police bases to create " liberated zones " , examples are the Attack on Ballygawley barracks , Attack on RUC Birches barracks & the Attack on Derryard checkpoint in which up to 20 IRA volunteers took part in using assault rifles , heavy machine guns , hand-grenades & a flame-thrower
Attack on RUC Birches barracks
Attack on RUC Birches barracks
List of commando units