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.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Ulster Volunteer Force canonical	22
Ulster Volunteers	3
Belfast Brigade	1
Mid-Ulster Brigade	1
UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade	1
Ulster Volunteer Force (pre-World War I)	1
Ulster Volunteer Force actions	1
Ulster Volunteer Force gang	1

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 ⓘ Ireland ⓘ surface form: Republic of Ireland United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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	Ulster Volunteer Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Belfast Brigade Ulster Volunteer Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mid-Ulster Brigade
ideology	British unionism ⓘ British unionism ⓘ surface form: Ulster loyalism
linkedTo	Progressive Unionist Party ⓘ
method	assassinations ⓘ bombings ⓘ punishment attacks ⓘ shootings ⓘ
namedAfter	Ulster Volunteer Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Armagh ⓘ surface form: 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 (31)

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

The Troubles → participant → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

Miami Showband killings → perpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade

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 Volunteer Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ulster Volunteers

Ulster Volunteer Force → hasUnit → Ulster Volunteer Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Ulster Brigade

Ulster Volunteer Force → hasUnit → Ulster Volunteer Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belfast Brigade

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 Volunteer Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ulster Volunteers

Dublin and Monaghan bombings → perpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

Dublin and Monaghan bombings → suspectedPerpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

Progressive Unionist Party → associatedWith → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

Progressive Unionist Party → representedParamilitaryPoliticalWingOf → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

McGurk's Bar bombing → perpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

McGurk's Bar bombing → category → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ulster Volunteer Force actions

UDA → alliedWith → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Ulster Defence Association

Loughinisland massacre → perpetrator → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

Massacres in Northern Ireland → perpetratedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Loughinisland massacre

Massacres in Northern Ireland → perpetratedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Miami Showband killings

Massacres in Northern Ireland → perpetratedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

subject surface form: McGurk's Bar bombing

Massacres in Northern Ireland → perpetratedBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Shankill Butchers killings

this entity surface form: Ulster Volunteer Force gang

Irish Volunteers → inspiredBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ulster Volunteers

Ulster Special Constabulary → precededBy → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ulster Volunteer Force (pre-World War I)

Shankill Road → historicallyAssociatedWith → Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ