An inquest has ruled that the SAS’s fatal shooting of four IRA men in 1992 was unjustified, raising questions about military accountability during the Troubles and broader concerns about UK Special Forces’ conduct.

The UK Ministry of Defence faces calls for clarity on when it became aware of a video allegedly showing an SAS operation that led to the death in Northern Ireland of Francis Bradley in 1986, amidst an ongoing inquest into the suspected “shoot-to-kill” incident.