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 Armagh54°7′55.72″N 6°34′57.10″W / 54.1321444°N 6.5825278°W
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.