Paramilitary Groups: Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement
Implementations
Paramilitary Groups – 1998
The Good Friday Agreement required all paramilitary to cease their activities and maintain ceasefire. While decommissioning of weapons in possession of the IRA remained a main obstacle to the peace process until 2005, the IRA resorted to ceasefire and disbanded itself. The Ulster Defense Association/Ulster Freedom Fighters and Ulster Volunteer Force also resorted to ceasefire and did not participate in any paramilitary activities. They ceased paramilitary activities.
The Continuity Irish Republican Army, the Loyalist Volunteer Force, the Irish National Liberation Army and the Real Irish Republican Army were recognized as terrorist groups, and their commitment to ceasefire was not recognized as they were involved in ceasefire violations after the ceasefire announcement in 1997.[fn]”Paramilitary Groups Across the Divide”, BBC News, accessed 1 February 2013, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/events/northern_ireland/paramilitaries/69824….
Paramilitary Groups – 1999
No further developments observed.
Paramilitary Groups – 2000
No further developments observed.
Paramilitary Groups – 2001
No further developments observed.
Paramilitary Groups – 2002
No further developments observed.
Paramilitary Groups – 2003
No further developments observed.
Paramilitary Groups – 2004
No further developments observed.
Paramilitary Groups – 2005
No further developments observed.
Paramilitary Groups – 2006
No further developments observed.
Paramilitary Groups – 2007
No further developments observed.