Adair left isolated as allies end feud links

JAILED loyalist chief Johnny “Mad Dog” Adair was virtually on his own yesterday as associates in west Belfast moved to distance themselves in a bitter feud which has left four men dead.

With up to 70 detectives involved in a major police operation to try to prevent further bloodshed, UDA men based near Adair’s unit in the lower Shankill area ended their links with his so-called “C Company”.

Members of another Protestant paramilitary organisation, the Loyalist Volunteer Force, are also expected to withdraw their support.