Inner Council

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The Inner Council was the central governing body of the Ulster Defence Association, composed of its top commanders who directed the loyalist paramilitary group's strategy and operations in Northern Ireland.

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Inner Council canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UDA structure
governing body
leadership council
appliesToJurisdiction Northern Ireland
associatedTerritory Ulster NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ulster Freedom Fighters cover name
composedOf top commanders of the Ulster Defence Association
conflict The Troubles NERFINISHED
controls Ulster Defence Association brigades NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
decisionMakingProcess collective leadership by senior commanders
ethnicGroupAssociated Ulster Protestants NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork armed operations coordination
organizational governance
paramilitary strategy
goal maintenance of Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom
hasAlternativeName UDA Inner Council NERFINISHED
hasRole central governing body of the Ulster Defence Association
operational leadership of the Ulster Defence Association
strategic leadership of the Ulster Defence Association
ideology British unionism NERFINISHED
Ulster loyalism
language English
locatedIn Belfast (primary area of leadership activity)
membershipCriteria senior UDA commanders
movement loyalist paramilitarism
notableFor directing UDA strategy during The Troubles
operatesIn Northern Ireland conflict context
opposedTo Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED
Irish republican paramilitary groups
organizationType paramilitary leadership body
parentOrganization Ulster Defence Association NERFINISHED
partOf Ulster Defence Association NERFINISHED
regionOfInfluence loyalist areas of Belfast
loyalist areas of Northern Ireland
religiousContext Protestant community in Northern Ireland
securityStatus illegal armed group leadership under UK law
strategicFunction approve major operations
coordinate between UDA brigades
manage internal discipline within the UDA
set overall UDA policy
timePeriod late 20th century
typeOfOrganization clandestine leadership body

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UDA leadershipStructure Inner Council
subject surface form: Ulster Defence Association