Operation Conservation

Operation Conservation
Part of The Troubles and Operation Banner
A British Army position near Cullyhanna in the aftermath of the operation, 7 May 1990
Date 6 May 1990 Location Cullyhanna, County Armagh 54°7′55.72″N 6°34′57.10″W / 54.1321444°N 6.5825278°W / 54.1321444; -6.5825278 Result IRA victory
Belligerents
Provisional IRA	United Kingdom British Army
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Lance Sergeant Graham Stewart †
Strength
1 ASU	1 Infantry section
Casualties and losses
None	1 killed
class=notpageimage| Location within Northern Ireland

Operation Conservation was an attempt by the British Army to ambush a large Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit along the Dorsey Enclosure, between Cullyhanna and Silverbridge, in south County Armagh. The action took place on 6 May 1990 but was thwarted by the South Armagh Brigade of the IRA.