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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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