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1976
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First Attack

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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. “Ulster Service Corps.” Last modified . https://mappingmilitants.org/node/556/

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, 1976
Disbanded: 
January 1, 1977

The Ulster Service Corps (USC) was a loyalist paramilitary group active in Northern Ireland in the late 1970's. Although shortlived, it had a sizeable membership of several hundred people. The USC was primarily made up of former members of the Ulster Special Constabulary, a quasi-military police force in Northern Ireland. The USC set up patrols, roadblocks, and engaged in covert observation of IRA groups. Despite being a non-state actor, the USC often engaged in armed patrols with members of the British and Northern Irish police forces. The USC dissolved in 1977 quickly after the United Unionist Action Council (UUAC) Strike.

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