Doubts cast on loyalist terror group ceasefire

It is still unclear whether Northern Ireland’s largest loyalist terror group can end its involvement in organised crime and paramilitary activity, the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) said today.

In its latest report for the British and Irish governments, the IMC claimed the Ulster Defence Association has been involved in targeting members of the Loyalist Volunteer Force in anticipation of a possible feud sparked by the release from prison of expelled UDA leader Johnny Adair.