Ulster Volunteer Force

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loyalist paramilitary organization paramilitary group terrorist organization

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

Aliases (4)

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 → 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 →
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 → 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 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ulster Volunteer Force ("Mid-Ulster Brigade") → Ulster Volunteer Force ("Belfast Brigade") →	hasUnit
Operation Banner → Provisional Irish Republican Army →	opponent
Miami Showband killings → Miami Showband killings ("UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade") →	perpetrator
Red Hand Commando →	alliedWith
Combined Loyalist Military Command →	foundedBy
Miami Showband killings →	involvedOrganization
Red Hand Commando →	linkedTo
Ulster Volunteer Force ("Ulster Volunteers") →	namedAfter
The Troubles →	participant
Miami Showband →	victimOf