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On Sunday, the Ulster Defence Association, the largest Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland, announced plans to disband its armed units. While the group intends to "put arms beyond use," leaders are refusing to hand the weapons over to international disarmament officials. The group is believed to be responsible for the deaths of more than 400 people during the period Britain describes as "The Troubles." Since 1997, when an international commission was formed to oversee decommissioning of paramilitary weapons in Ireland, only the IRA has surrendered its stockpile of arms.