Ulster Resistance

The Ulster Resistance was a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It formed in 1986 in opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement, a treaty between the British and Irish which tried to bring an end to the troubles. The Ulster Resistance was founded by many men with links to the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), a party still prominent in Northern Ireland today. While the group's initial meeting attracted thousands of militants, mass membership failed to materialize. From 1987-1988, the UR robbed banks and amassed a large arsenal of guns and bombs. The group failed to mount any major attacks during its existence. In 1996, it was reported that the Ulster Resistance acted as a "quartermaster" for other Loyalist groups by supplying them with arms. The group's last known public statement occurred in 2007, when it claimed it still had several operating cells around Northern Ireland. Since 2007, the group has not mounted any attacks or public statements and is considered to be inactive.