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The issue of paramilitary weapons has dogged the peace process |
Problems remain as devolution has been suspended several times since it began.
Unionists want the IRA to verifiably scrap its weapons and end activity such as so-called punishment beatings.
With the IRA claiming it will do both, Republicans say Unionist demands for pictures of weapons decommissioning are an excuse to avoid power-sharing.
Northern Ireland society has hurdles to overcome too, with views still divided over issues like policing, and a sharply rising crime rate.
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