Ulster Defence Association

The decommissioning of weapons by a UDA element in north Belfast has been halted following the arrest of leading loyalist Andre Shoukri on Sunday. Shoukri was stopped in a car near Carrickfergus by a police patrol, arrested and driven to...

In this article: Andre Shoukri, UDA, Police Service of Northern Ireland, John de Chastelain, Parole, Belfast, Northern Ireland Prison Service, and Prison Service

...a pub in Lurgan, Co Armagh. The murder was claimed by the Red Hand Defenders, a cover name used by both the Loyalist Volunteer Force and the Ulster Defence Association. The 51-year-old had built up a reputation for breaking stories about...

In this article: Martin O'Hagan, Loyalist Volunteer Force, and Northern Ireland

...Fein and the IRA army council have adhered to their commitment to peaceful politics. The loyalist paramilitary organisations, the UDA, LVF and UVF - despite some acts of decommissioning - have not. Decommissioning of republicans dominated...

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...of his 12 life sentences. Torrens Knight was back in jail tonight after Shaun Woodward, the Northern Ireland secretary, decided the UDA terrorist had broken the terms of his early release licence. Knight was freed early from his sentences...

In this article: Shaun Woodward, Good Friday, UDA, Northern Ireland, and Belfast

In 2008, the Government spent EUR920.6m on overseas aid. The budget has been reduced to EUR696m in 2009. UDA faction decommissions weapons THE North Belfast UDA faction led by Andre Shoukri has decommissioned weapons, the Sunday...

In this article: Dublin, John de Chastelain, Gay Byrne, and Ireland

...News leads on the story that Andre Shoukri is said to have been meeting in secret with General John de Chastelain, whilst the former UDA boss was out of prison on pre-release parole. There is said to have been discussion about the handover...

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The IICD says it believes the UDA will decommission by February The international body set up to oversee decommissioning in Northern Ireland has said it expects the UDA to decommission its arms by February 2010. In its latest report, the...

In this article: UDA, John de Chastelain, Shaun Woodward, Northern Ireland, and Red Hand Commando

...of the Commission is very welcome," said Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Shaun Woodward. The UDA had said in June it had destroyed part of its weaponry and signaled it would finish the job. Northern Ireland has enjoyed...

In this article: UDA, Northern Ireland, Ulster Volunteer Force, and Red Hand Commando

...beyond use, a move hailed by political leaders as an "historic day". At the time, leaders of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and the South East Antrim unit said they had destroyed part of their arsenals, and indicated they would...

In this article: Northern Ireland, Shaun Woodward, John de Chastelain, Ulster Volunteer Force, and Red Hand Commandos

...Army Chieftan tanks, and a Russian T-55 tank driven by Pierce Brosnan in the Bond movie Goldeneye. UDA brigadier 'can't decommission' The UDA's most senior figure in Derry has told the organisation's controlling inner council that...

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