Ulster Volunteer Force
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The Ulster Volunteer Force is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group based in Northern Ireland. Formed in 1965, it first emerged in 1966. Its first leader was Gusty Spence, a former British Army soldie
A UVF flag in Glenarm, County Antrim
The UVF received large numbers of Czechoslovak Sa vz. 58 automatic rifles in the 1980s
Masked UVF Brigade Staff members at a press conference in October 1974. They are wearing part of the UVF uniform which earned them their nickname "Blacknecks"
A UVF publicity photo showing masked and armed UVF members on patrol in Belfast
Ulster Defence Association
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The Ulster Defence Association is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in September 1971 as an umbrella group for various loyalist groups and undertook an armed cam
Ulster Volunteer Force
…and the deadliest attack in Belfast during the Troubles. The following year, 1972, was the most violent of the Troubles. Along with the newly formed Ulster Defence Association (UDA), the UVF started an armed campaign against the Catholic population of Northern Ireland. It began carrying out gun attacks to kill random Catholic…
UDA members marching through Belfast city centre, mid-1972
A UFF flag in Finvoy, a rural area of County Antrim
A wall sign in Dervock showing support for the North Antrim and Londonderry brigade
UDA South Belfast Brigade memorial plaque in Sandy Row