UDA

E106958

UDA is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland, formally known as the Ulster Defence Association, that was heavily involved in the Troubles.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
UDA canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf loyalist paramilitary organization ⓘ
non-state armed group ⓘ
alliedWith Red Hand Commando ⓘ
Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
ceasefireDeclared 1994 ⓘ
conflict The Troubles ⓘ
country Northern Ireland ⓘ
coverNameUsed Ulster Freedom Fighters ⓘ
designation terrorist organization (Canada) ⓘ
terrorist organization (European Union) ⓘ
terrorist organization (United Kingdom) ⓘ
terrorist organization (United States) ⓘ
enemyOf Irish National Liberation Army ⓘ
Irish Republican Army ⓘ
Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ
ethnicBase Ulster British ⓘ
founded 1971 ⓘ
foundedIn Belfast ⓘ
fullName Ulster Defence Association ⓘ
fundingSource drug trafficking ⓘ
extortion ⓘ
racketeering ⓘ
hasBrigadesIn Belfast ⓘ
County Antrim ⓘ
County Down ⓘ
County Londonderry ⓘ
East Belfast ⓘ
North Belfast ⓘ
South Belfast ⓘ
West Belfast ⓘ
ideology British unionism ⓘ
Ulster loyalism ⓘ
linked to: British unionism
involvedIn sectarian violence in Northern Ireland ⓘ
leadershipStructure Inner Council ⓘ
motive maintain Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom ⓘ
opposedTo Irish republicanism ⓘ
Irish reunification ⓘ
paramilitaryWingOf Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Democratic Party political network ⓘ
politicalWing Ulster Democratic Party ⓘ
Ulster Political Research Group ⓘ
primaryAreaOfOperations Belfast ⓘ
County Antrim ⓘ
County Down ⓘ
region Northern Ireland ⓘ
religiousBase Protestant ⓘ
shortName UDA ⓘ
status illegal organization (United Kingdom) ⓘ
usedTactic bombings ⓘ
intimidation ⓘ
shootings ⓘ
targeted killings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ulster Defence Association → shortName → UDA ⓘ
subject linked to: UDA