Red Hand Commando
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Red Hand Commando was a small but notorious loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland that carried out violent attacks during the sectarian conflict known as the Troubles.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
loyalist paramilitary group
ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Belfast
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Belfast area
|
| alliedWith | Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ |
| ceasefire | 1994 loyalist ceasefire ⓘ |
| classification | loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designation | proscribed organization in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disarmamentProcess | post–Good Friday Agreement decommissioning ⓘ |
| ethnicCommunity |
Ulster Protestants
ⓘ
surface form:
Ulster Protestant
|
| goal |
Maintain Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Oppose Irish unification ⓘ |
| ideology |
British unionism
ⓘ
Ulster loyalism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ |
| motive | defence of Protestant/unionist areas ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | Red Hand symbol associated with Ulster ⓘ |
| notableContext | sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attacks on Catholic civilians
ⓘ
sectarian attacks ⓘ |
| operatingArea | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Catholic civilians
ⓘ
Irish Republican Army ⓘ Irish republicanism ⓘ Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| peaceProcess | Northern Ireland peace process ⓘ |
| region |
Belfast
ⓘ
County Antrim ⓘ County Down ⓘ |
| religiousAlignment | Protestant ⓘ |
| signed | Combined Loyalist Military Command ceasefire of 1994 ⓘ |
| status | illegal organization ⓘ |
| symbol |
Ulster Banner
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Hand of Ulster
|
| tactics |
bombings
ⓘ
punishment attacks ⓘ shootings ⓘ targeted assassinations ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ late 1960s ⓘ |
| umbrellaOrganization | Combined Loyalist Military Command ⓘ |
| victimProfile |
Irish republican activists
ⓘ
primarily Catholic civilians ⓘ suspected republican sympathizers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.