(the) Ulster Freedom Fighters

(the) Ulster Freedom Fighters
the Ulster Freedom Fighters [the Ulster Freedom Fighters] (abbr the UFF)
an illegal ↑Protestant military group in ↑Ulster (= Northern Ireland), formed in 1973. The group wants Ulster to remain a part of the United Kingdom, and uses violence to oppose the ↑IRA. Other similar groups include the ↑Ulster Defence Association and the ↑Ulster Volunteer Force.

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