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2007
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How to Cite

Crenshaw, M., & Robinson, K. (2025). Mapping Militants Project. Rice University. https://doi.org/10.25613/G0K4-WF70
Mapping Militants Project. “Real Ulster Freedom Fighters.” Last modified . https://mappingmilitants.org/node/496/

Profile Contents

Narrative

Narrative of the Organization's History

Organization

Leadership, Name Changes, Size Estimates, Resources, Geographic Locations

Strategy

Ideology, Aims, Political Activities, Targets, and Tactics

Interactions

Foreign Designations and Listings, Community Relations, Relations with Other Groups, State Sponsors and External Influences

Maps

Mapping relationships with other militant groups over time in regional maps

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Overview
Formed: 
January 1, 2007
Disbanded: 
January 1, 2014

The Real Ulster Freedom Fighters were a dissident loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. They formed in 2007 after the adoption of the St. Andrews Agreement, which resulted in a new power-sharing agreement between political parties in Northern Ireland. The Real UFF denounced the St. Andrews agreement and claimed that Loyalist leadership had sold out. The group committed its first attack in 2009 and its last known attack in 2013. Between these years, the Real UFF committed dozens of pipe bomb and shooting attacks, largely focusing on Catholic neighborhoods and schools. The group has been largely inactive since 2013; however, it is unknown if the group has completely disbanded or not.

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