Ulster Resistance
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Ulster Resistance (UR), or the Ulster Resistance Movement (URM),[1][2][3] is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary movement established by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in Northern Ireland in November 1986 in opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement.[4]
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Ulster Resistance (UR or URM) | |
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Dates of operation | November 1986–present |
Active regions | Northern Ireland |
Ideology | Ulster loyalism Irish unionism Anti-Catholicism |
Size | Unknown |
Allies | Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) Ulster Defence Association (UDA) Ulster Clubs |
Opponents | Provisional Irish Republican Army Irish republicans Irish nationalists Irish Catholics |
Battles and wars | The Troubles |
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