The UDA West Belfast Brigade is the section of the Ulster loyalist paramilitary group, the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), based in the western quarter of Belfast, in the Greater Shankill area. [3] A community worker, Bunting was a member of the North Belfast Ulster Political Research Group (UPRG) and also acted as spokesman for Ihab Shoukri around this time. It was formed in September 1971 as an umbrella group for various loyalist groups and undertook an armed campaign of almost twenty four years as one of the participants of the Troubles.

The Irish News described the brigade as 'powerful' and at one time being 'the most bloody and murderous gang operating within the paramilitary organisation'. "Talks aimed at producing a peaceful summer North Belfast bid to reduce tension", "Senior figures flee after death threats", "All UDA's Brigades to Give Up Their Guns", "UDA: We've Cleaned Up Our Act and Are No Longer a Threat", UDA finished, says loyalist paramilitary terror group leader, As UDA confirms major split, a dangerous tussle for power is now brewing, UDA feud escalates over bid to oust north Belfast 'brigadier' John Bunting, "THE BRUTE BRIGADIER ; UDA POWER STRUGGLE RIVAL FACTIONS AT WAR Double Killer Is the Man Dissidents Want to Install as New UDA Chief in North Belfast", "GRANNY CLAIMS UDA BOSS ATTACKED HER ; TERROR BOSS IN BRAWL NEW ALLEGATIONS Pensioner Says Bunting Threw Her to the Ground", "UDA FURY OVER BUNTING ATTACK ; HIT TENSION AMONG SPLINTER GROUPS Chiefs Threat of Retaliation on Rival Tigers Bay Faction", "FEUD SPLITS THE UDA IN SHANKILL; ROW HEATS UP GROUP IN TURMOIL; Row Intensifies Following UDA Shooting at Home of Alleged Dissident Supporter", "Bunting and Pal Held in UDA Feud Shooting", "SHOUKRI SEEKS SINN FEIN MEET; EXCLUSIVE RIVAL FACTIONS AT WAR Ex-UDA Chief wants Probe into Murder Bid", UDA's 'Big Bill' does a runner to Spain as feud looms, North Belfast UDA 'on their own' against Mount Vernon UVF, Leading loyalist John Boreland shot dead in north Belfast, "BARMY BRIG ARMY BRIGADE ; EXCLUSIVE FEUD-RACKED GANG 'SACKED GANG'S NEW MANAGEMENT: New North Belfast UDA Brigadier Sam Bib Blair Assembles a Motley Crew as His Leadership Team after Murder of John Boreland", "Ex-Racketeer Is New Boss of UDA Faction", Ulster Loyalist Central Co-ordinating Committee. [4] He was also involved in talks with local leaders from neighbouring nationalist areas in an attempt to reduce tensions at North Belfast's numerous interface areas. We have created a browser extension. During the brawl Bunting was knocked unconscious and had his mobile phone stolen. [12] The north Belfast rebels subsequently named Robert Molyneaux, a convicted killer and former friend of Bunting's closest ally John Howcroft, as their preferred choice for Brigadier. In May 2014 Bunting was attacked in Tiger's Bay by a group of opponents. Bunting first came to wider prominence in 2004 as a close associate of Sammy Duddy. John "Jackie" McDonald is a senior Northern Irish loyalist and the incumbent Ulster Defence Association (UDA) brigadier for South Belfast, having been promoted to the rank by former UDA commander Andy Tyrie in 1988, following John McMichael's killing by the Provisional IRA in December 1987. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. [14], As the feud rumbled on Bunting became a target for a number of attacks. Blair attempted to shore up his position by recruiting former allies of Bunting to his side, having reportedly been only sixth choice for the role with several more prominent figures turning down the job as a "poisoned chalice". Frequently serving as head of the West Belfast Brigade during Adair's spells in prison, Dodds later split from his old friend and is now no longer active in loyalist paramilitarism. As of 2014 Bunting is the head of the North Belfast Brigade of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and thus a member of the Inner Council that controls the organisation. [19] Subsequent reports indicated this brigadier had lasted only two weeks before McDonald replaced him with an unidentified former member of the Loyalist Volunteer Force. [24] John Boreland was shot dead soon after this. [25][26] However by June 2017 it was reported that the UDA in North Belfast had disintegrated into three sections: Blair's supporters, a group of dissidents in Tiger's Bay and a further group in Boreland's former stronghold of Ballysillan.[27]. [7] This association put him at loggerheads with the renegade UDA South East Antrim Brigade and in 2007 he was forced to flee his home in Ballyclare, a part of that brigade's area, after threats were made to his life. Mai 1999 die Überreste von acht O…

Loyalists have been urged to remain calm after the firebombing of the home of a mother-of-four. Jimmy Birch is a Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary leader and activist. [2] Like Duddy, Bunting was a native of the Westland estate, a loyalist enclave close to the Antrim Road. [15] In August 2014 as Bunting drove along Duncairn Gardens, a street separating Tiger's Bay from the republican New Lodge area his car was damaged by a pipe bomb thrown at it. 1 Early years; 2 Brigadier; 3 2013 North Belfast Brigade feud; 4 References; Early years. [15] In August 2014 as Bunting drove along Duncairn Gardens, a street separating Tiger's Bay from the republican New Lodge area his car was damaged by a pipe bomb thrown at it. However, whilst the statement was signed by McDonald and Birch, no representative of the West Belfast Brigade had added their signature. [5], In 2006 the wider UDA decided to expel Ihab and Andre Shoukri due to allegations of criminal activity. It subsequently emerged as the largest of the UDA's six brigades and expanded to cover an area much wider than its initial South Belfast borders. He returned to Belfast in 2014 in a move related to an ongoing loyalist feud. Serious rifts have been developing within the paramilitary organisation in recent weeks, sparking fears of another loyalist feud. [11] The feud was confirmed in December 2013 when a UDA statement was released acknowledging the existence of a dissident tendency within the North Belfast Brigade but confirming support for Bunting's leadership.



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