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The Latest Breaking News from Operation Kenova

Westminster committee urges Government to formally name Stakeknife

The Army’s former spy within the IRA was widely believed to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, who was 77 when he died in 2023.

Evening Standard · Feb 9

Concerns over possibility of Stakeknife suicide raised in 2003

An interim report from Operation Kenova found that more lives were probably lost than saved through the operation of agent Stakeknife.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

No evidence of collusion in UVF bombings of Dublin and Monaghan

The final Operation Kenova report also said there does not appear to be ‘any realistic opportunities’ for a fresh investigation into the atrocities.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

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Late release of MI5 Stakeknife files a ‘significant failure’, report says

The final report of Operation Kenova said that MI5 had ‘earlier and greater knowledge’ of Stakeknife than it had at first stated.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Who was Stakeknife? MI5 mole at heart of IRA – timeline

Agent who ‘committed grotesque, serious crime’ is widely believed to have been Freddie Scappaticci, who died in 2023

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025

Stakeknife: seven years and £40m later, how did inquiry fail to deliver justice?

Report into British agent in the IRA has not resulted in prosecutions but families hope it can at least shed light on his actions

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

Inquiry into IRA murders supported by victim’s daughter despite lack of prosecutions

Shauna Moreland ‘got answers’ from Operation Kenova even though it yielded insufficient evidence to put 12 suspects on trial

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

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Operation Kenova report ‘ready for publication’, says new police chief

Jon Boutcher led the investigation into the activities of Stakeknife, the Army’s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023

Operation Kenova costs police over £37m since its launch

The operation is investigating the involvement of an alleged British state agent in murders, kidnap and torture.

Belfast Live · Jun 10, 2023

Prosecutors continue to consider Stakeknife files for other suspects

The Public Prosecution Service made the statement after the death of Freddie Scappaticci, the man alleged to be Stakeknife.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

MI5 forced to hand over secret files on Northern Ireland operations

Revelation from Operation Kenova leader comes at US hearing at which UK’s amnesty plan is called ‘cover-up’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2022

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