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UDA

British  

abbreviation

  1. Ulster Defence Association

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In evidence to the House of Commons' Health Committee, BDA leader Shawn Charlwood said: "We aren't being greedy. It is completely affordable. You simply cannot recruit at the low UDA rate."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

Mediators have been speaking to the leadership of South East Antrim UDA about abandoning paramilitarism, sources have told BBC Spotlight.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

Jan. 9, 1998 - Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam visits the Maze Prison to meet UDA prisoners in an attempt to change their recent decision to end their support for the peace process.

From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2023

There are also suggestions that UVF and UDA leadership figures from the troubles era have tried to keep a brake on things, as was referenced in the last year's report by the International Reporting Commission.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2022

A security assessment in 1985 found that 85% of the intelligence used by the UDA to target people originated from the police and Army and it was heavily reliant on leaks of information.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2022