The existence of "no-go areas" in Belfast and Derry was a challenge to the authority of the British government in Northern Ireland, and the British Army demolished the barricades and re-established control over the areas in Operation Motorman on 31 July 1972.
Existencia "no-go oblastí" v Belfaste a Derry bola výzva k autorite britskej vlády v Severnom Írsku a počas Operácie Motorman britská armáda zničila barikády a obnovila kontrolu nad oblasťami 31. júla 1972.