 Relations between the British Army and the residents had steadily decayed since the first appearance of troops in August 1969 . In September , after clashes between nationalist and unionist crowds that led to the death of a Protestant man , William King , the British Army erected a ' peace ring ' to enclose the nationalist population in the area they had previously controlled . Roads into the city centre were closed at night and people were prevented from walking on certain streets . Although some moderate nationalists accepted this as necessary , there was anger among young people . Clashes between youths and troops became more frequent . The riot following the Officials ' Easter parade in March 1970 marked the first time that the army used ' snatch squads ' , who rushed into the Bogside wielding batons to make arrests . The snatch squads soon became a common feature of army arrest operations . There was also a belief that they were arresting people at random , sometimes days after the alleged offence , and based on the identification of people that they had seen from a considerable distance . The rioters were condemned as hooligans by moderates , who saw the riots as hampering attempts to resolve the situation . The Labour radicals and Official republicans , still working together , tried to turn the youth away from rioting and create socialist organizations — one such organization was named the Young Hooligans Association — but to no avail . The Provisionals , while disapproving of riots , viewed them as the inevitable consequence of British occupation . This philosophy was more attractive to rioters , and some of them joined the Provisional IRA . The deaths of two leading Provisionals in a premature explosion in June 1970 resulted in young militants becoming more prominent in the organization . Nevertheless , up to July 1971 the Provisional IRA remained numerically small . 
 Relations between the British Army and the residents <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> steadily decayed since the first appearance of troops in August 1969 . In September , after clashes between nationalist and unionist crowds <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a>led to the death of a Protestant man , William King , the British Army erected a ' peace ring ' to enclose the nationalist population in the area they <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> previously controlled . Roads into the city centre <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> closed at night and people <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> prevented from walking on certain streets . Although some moderate nationalists accepted this as necessary , <a href='dey_it' title='6'><mark>there</mark></a> was anger among young people . Clashes between youths and troops became more frequent . The riot following the Officials <a href='null_genetive' title='7'><mark>'</mark></a>Easter parade in March 1970 marked the first time <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>that</mark></a>the army used ' snatch squads <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'</mark></a>, <a href='null_relcl' title='10'><mark>who</mark></a>rushed into the Bogside wielding batons to make arrests . The snatch squads soon became a common feature of army arrest operations . <a href='dey_it' title='11'><mark>There</mark></a> was also a belief that they <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>were</mark></a> arresting people at random , sometimes days after the alleged offence , and based on the identification of people <a href='null_relcl' title='13'><mark>that</mark></a>they <a href='been_done' title='14'><mark>had</mark></a> seen from a considerable distance . The rioters <a href='uninflect' title='15'><mark>were</mark></a> condemned as hooligans by moderates , <a href='null_relcl' title='16'><mark>who</mark></a>saw the riots as hampering attempts to resolve the situation . The Labour radicals and Official republicans , still working together , tried to turn the youth away from rioting and create socialist organizations — one such organization was named the Young Hooligans Association — but to no avail . The Provisionals , while disapproving of riots , viewed them as the inevitable consequence of British occupation . This philosophy was more attractive to rioters , and some of them joined the Provisional IRA . The deaths of two leading Provisionals in a premature explosion in June 1970 resulted in young militants becoming more prominent in the organization . Nevertheless , up to July 1971 the Provisional IRA remained numerically small . 
Relations between the British Army and the residents done steadily decayed since the first appearance of troops in August 1969 . In September , after clashes between nationalist and unionist crowds led to the death of a Protestant man , William King , the British Army erected a ' peace ring ' to enclose da nationalist population in the area they done previously controlled . Roads into the city centre was closed at night and people was prevented from walking on certain streets . Although some moderate nationalists accepted dis as necessary , it was anger among young niggas . Clashes between youths and troops became more frequent . Tdariot following the Officials  Easter parade in March 1970 marked thdairst time the army used ' snatch squads  , rushed into thedagside wielding batons to make arrests . The datch squads soon became a common feature of army arrest operations . It was also a belief that they was arresting people at random , sometimes days after the alleged offence , and based on the idatification of people they done seen from a considerable distance . The ridars was condemned as hooligans by moderates , saw the riodaas hampering attempts to resolve the situation . The Labour radicals and Official republicans , still workin together , tried to turn the youth away from rioting and create socialist organizations — one such organization was named the Youndaooligans Association — but to no avail . The Providanals , while disapproving of riots , viewed em as the inevitable consequence of British occupation . This philosophy was more attractive to rioters , and sum of them joined the Provisional IRA . The deathsda two leading Provisionals in a premature explosion in June 1970 resulted in young militants becoming more prominent in the organizdaon . Nevertheless , up to July 1971 the Provisioda IRA remained numerically small .