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  2. Loyalist feud - Wikipedia

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    A feud in the winter of 1974-75 broke out between the UDA and the UVF, the two main loyalist paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland. [1] The bad blood originated from an incident in the Ulster Workers' Council strike of May 1974 when the two groups were co-operating in support of the Ulster Workers' Council. That support the UDA and UVF ...

  3. Ulster Defence Association - Wikipedia

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    Between 1979 and 1986, Canadian supporters supplied the UVF/UDA with 100 machine guns and thousands of rifles, grenade launchers, magnum revolvers, and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition. [ 102 ] [ 103 ] These shipments were considered enough for the UVF/UDA to wage its campaign, most of which were used to kill its victims. [ 102 ]

  4. Timeline of Ulster Defence Association actions - Wikipedia

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    10–12 September: the UVF and UDA orchestrated large-scale rioting in Belfast and several towns in County Antrim after the Orange Order Whiterock parade was re-routed to avoid the Irish nationalist Springfield Road area. UVF and the UDA members opened fire with automatic weapons on the British Army and RUC. (See: 2005 Belfast riots) [268] [269]

  5. Ulster Volunteer Force - Wikipedia

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    Between 1979 and 1986, Canadian supporters supplied the UVF/UDA with 100 machine guns and thousands of rifles, grenade launchers, magnum revolvers, and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition. [ 168 ] [ 169 ] These shipments were considered enough for the UVF/UDA to wage its campaign, most of which were used to kill its victims. [ 168 ]

  6. Timeline of Ulster Volunteer Force actions - Wikipedia

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    4 March: The UDA, UVF, and Red Hand Commando renounced their current participation in the Good Friday Agreement in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. [248] 11 April: Following a week of rioting in Loyalist communities, the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), reportedly orders the removal of Catholic families from a housing estate in Carrickfergus.

  7. John Bingham (loyalist) - Wikipedia

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    Bingham was one of the loyalist paramilitaries named in the evidence given by supergrass Joe Bennett, [6] who accused him of being a UVF commander. [9] He testified that he had seen Bingham armed with an M60 machine gun and claimed that Bingham had been sent to Toronto to raise funds for the UVF. [10]

  8. Jackie Coulter (loyalist) - Wikipedia

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    Before Coulter's death, tension between the two main loyalist paramilitary had been building. The cause of the feud was attributed to the actions of Johnny Adair and his alliance with the dissident loyalist faction the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF).The UVF had a tense relationship with the LVF since its formation as a breakaway group from the UVF led by Billy Wright.

  9. Automotive paint - Wikipedia

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    Robotic arm applying paint on car parts. Automotive paint is paint used on automobiles for both protective and decorative purposes. [1] [2] Water-based acrylic polyurethane enamel paint is currently the most widely used paint for reasons including reducing paint's environmental impact. Modern automobile paint is applied in several layers, with ...