Ulster Volunteer Force

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The Ulster Volunteer Force is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland known for its violent campaign against Irish republicanism during the Troubles.

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Generate an image of the Ulster Volunteer Force (The Ulster Volunteer Force is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland known for its violent campaign against Irish republicanism during the Troubles.)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf loyalist paramilitary organization ⓘ
paramilitary group ⓘ
terrorist organization ⓘ
accusedOf collusion with security forces ⓘ
sectarian killings ⓘ
activeInConflict The Troubles ⓘ
announcedCeasefire 1994 ⓘ
2007 ⓘ
claimedDecommissioningOfWeapons 2009 ⓘ
classifiedAsTerroristBy European Union ⓘ
Republic of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Ireland

United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
country Northern Ireland ⓘ
decommissioningStatement 2007 ⓘ
ethnoPoliticalAlignment Ulster Protestant community ⓘ
founded 1966 ⓘ
foundedIn Belfast ⓘ
goal maintain Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom ⓘ
oppose a united Ireland ⓘ
hasCoverName Red Hand Commando ⓘ
hasUnit Belfast Brigade ⓘ
Mid-Ulster Brigade ⓘ
ideology British unionism ⓘ
Ulster loyalism ⓘ
linked to: British unionism
linkedTo Progressive Unionist Party ⓘ
method assassinations ⓘ
bombings ⓘ
punishment attacks ⓘ
shootings ⓘ
namedAfter Ulster Volunteers ⓘ
notableOperation Dublin and Monaghan bombings ⓘ
Loughinisland massacre ⓘ
McGurk's Bar bombing ⓘ
Miami Showband killings ⓘ
opposedTo Irish nationalism ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ
region Belfast ⓘ
County Antrim ⓘ
County Armagh ⓘ
linked to: Armagh

County Down ⓘ
Ulster ⓘ
religiousAlignment Protestant ⓘ
status illegal organization in the United Kingdom ⓘ
proscribed organization ⓘ
targetedGroup Catholic civilians ⓘ
Irish republican paramilitaries ⓘ
timePeriodOfMainActivity late 1960s to 1990s ⓘ

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The Troubles → participant → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Miami Showband killings → perpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Miami Showband killings → perpetrator → UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade ⓘ
linked to: Ulster Volunteer Force
Miami Showband killings → involvedOrganization → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Provisional Irish Republican Army → opponent → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Red Hand Commando → alliedWith → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Red Hand Commando → linkedTo → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Ulster Volunteer Force → namedAfter → Ulster Volunteers ⓘ
linked to: Ulster Volunteer Force
Ulster Volunteer Force → hasUnit → Mid-Ulster Brigade ⓘ
linked to: Ulster Volunteer Force
Ulster Volunteer Force → hasUnit → Belfast Brigade ⓘ
linked to: Ulster Volunteer Force
Operation Banner → opponent → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Miami Showband → victimOf → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Combined Loyalist Military Command → foundedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Combined Loyalist Military Command → hasMember → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Ulster Protestants → paramilitaryAssociations → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Irish Home Rule movement → associatedWith → Ulster Volunteers ⓘ
linked to: Ulster Volunteer Force
Dublin and Monaghan bombings → perpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Dublin and Monaghan bombings → suspectedPerpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Progressive Unionist Party → associatedWith → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
McGurk's Bar bombing → perpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
McGurk's Bar bombing → category → Ulster Volunteer Force actions ⓘ
linked to: Ulster Volunteer Force
Ulster Defence Association → alliedWith → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
subject linked to: UDA
Loughinisland massacre → perpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Loughinisland massacre → perpetratedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
subject linked to: Massacres in Northern Ireland
Miami Showband killings → perpetratedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
subject linked to: Massacres in Northern Ireland
McGurk's Bar bombing → perpetratedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
subject linked to: Massacres in Northern Ireland
Shankill Butchers killings → perpetratedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force gang ⓘ
subject linked to: Massacres in Northern Ireland
linked to: Ulster Volunteer Force
Irish Volunteers → inspiredBy → Ulster Volunteers ⓘ
linked to: Ulster Volunteer Force
Ulster Special Constabulary → precededBy → Ulster Volunteer Force (pre-World War I) ⓘ
linked to: Ulster Volunteer Force
Shankill Road → historicallyAssociatedWith → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Special Branch (Royal Ulster Constabulary) → securityFocus → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
subject linked to: Special Branch
Ulster Covenant → inspiredFormationOf → Ulster Volunteer Force (1913) ⓘ
linked to: Ulster Volunteer Force
David Ervine → associatedWith → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Billy Hutchinson → memberOf → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Adrian Rogan → killedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Loughinisland massacre → perpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
subject linked to: Adrian Rogan
Eamon Byrne → killedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Loughinisland massacre → perpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
subject linked to: Loughinisland
Barney Green → killedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Patrick O’Hare → killedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Irish Volunteer movement → hasPart → Ulster Volunteers ⓘ
linked to: Ulster Volunteer Force
Shankill Butchers killings → perpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Malcolm Jenkinson → killedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Ulster Unionist Council → affiliation → Ulster Volunteer Force (pre-World War I) political leadership ⓘ
linked to: Ulster Volunteer Force
National Volunteers → distinctFrom → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ