Volunteer Force
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| Founded | 1859 |
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| Subsidiaries | Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles |
| North Midland Brigade | |
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| ID | 2087686 |
About Volunteer Force
The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement throughout the British Empire in 1859.
Gary Haggarty: 'Disbelief' at masked men inside Belfast courtroom
... There has been a heavy police presence at Laganside courts during evidence from former Ulster Volunteer Force ( UVF) commander Gary Haggarty...
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... It also found Australia did not have the firefighting resources it needed - forced to rely on a largely Volunteer Force and overseas water-bombing aircraft to battle blazes...
Spotlight: Bereaved families warn over dangers over 'lethal' drugs
... Security and community sources have told BBC Spotlight that the East Belfast UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force) is one of the major suppliers of the potentially lethal pills...
Niger coup leader Gen Tchiani promises to handover power in three years
... Thousands of men came to a stadium in Niamey on Saturday to register for a Volunteer Force in case of invasion - although overcrowding prevented the registration process starting, the Reuters news agency reports...
New Troubles inquests ordered into five UVF murders
...By Julian O NeillBBC News NI home affairs correspondentNew inquests are to be held into the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) murders of five Catholic men in Mid-Ulster more than 30 years ago...
Timeline: Why is America so interested in Northern Ireland?
... 2002The US names five paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland as illegal organisations: the Continuity IRA, the Loyalist Volunteer Force, the Orange Volunteers, the Red Hand Defenders and the Ulster Defence Association...
Good Friday Agreement: What is it?
... From the late 1960s, armed groups from both sides, such as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), carried out bombings and shootings - and British troops were sent to Northern Ireland...
East Belfast UVF operation leads to gun and pipe bomb seizures
... Who are the East Belfast UVF? The East Belfast UVF are a fraction of the loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), which murdered more than 500 people during the Troubles in Northern Ireland...
East Belfast UVF operation leads to gun and pipe bomb seizures
Police have seized eight handguns and three pipe bombs after a pre-planned operation targeting The East Belfast UVF on Friday Night .
Searches took place in the lower Newtownards Road area, with after suspicious objects were discovered.
The operation went on into the Early Hours of Saturday Morning .
It involved searches of three residential properties And One business premises.
Four Men - aged 34, 47, 49 and 51 - have been arrested and are being questioned.
Two vehicles were also seized during the searches as well a large quantity of assorted ammunition, balaclavas and UVF flags.
The searches led to two security alerts, that required homes to be evacuated in the Connswater Grove area and near the Skainos Centre.
'Reckless storage'Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Det Ch Supt Andy Hill described the seizures were significant.
" We Are really pleased about being able to take these weapons off The Streets that would, we feel, have been used to harm the community, " He Said .
" The Reckless storage of these explosive devices meant local police had to close The Roads and evacuate residents in two separate areas of the lower Newtownards Road Last Night , causing disruption for local people trying to go about their business.
" We thank The Public for their patience. "
He added that the paramilitary crime Task Force remains committed to the " relentless pursuit" of The East Belfast UVF and appealed to anyone with any information about paramilitaries and their criminal activity to contact police.
Who are The East Belfast UVF?The East Belfast UVF are a fraction of the loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), which murdered More Than 500 people during The Troubles in Northern Ireland .
stating they would end their violence.
In recent years, The East Belfast UVF has been and other criminality.
In 2021,
Source of news: bbc.com
