this was a general strike Attack called Request by hardline loyalists and unionists in northern ireland who opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act the sunningdale agreement .

It also resulted in Causation a wave of revenge attacks Attack by loyalists , who killed Killing 14 civilians in the week that followed Self_motion , almost all of them Catholics .

The Saudi-led coalition has attacked Attack the positions of the Houthi militia , and loyalists of the former President of Yemen , Ali Abdullah Saleh , allegedly supported Supporting by Iran ( see Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict Violence ) .

In retaliation Revenge for an Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) ambush Attack of a police raiding Attack party Participation , Protestant loyalists attacked Attack Catholic enclaves , burning Destroying homes and businesses .

On May 8 , 2008 , gun battles Hostile_encounter erupted Process_start between Hezbollah supporters and pro-government loyalists , while the leader of the organization called Name_conferral the government 's decision Deciding `` a declaration Expressing_publicly of war Military_operation '' .

The loyalists of the Union in the North , which also included Cause_to_be_included some geographically western and southern states , proclaimed Statement support Supporting for the Constitution .

The Rebellion of the Three Guards ( ) , or less commonly the Wu Geng Rebellion , was a civil war , instigated by an alliance of discontent Zhou princes , Shang loyalists , vassal states and non-Chinese peoples against the Zhou government under the Duke of Zhou 's regency in the latter 11th century BC .

Allied with many separatist eastern nobles , Shang loyalists under Prince Wu Geng , and several Dongyi ( 東夷 ) and Huaiyi ( 淮夷 ) states , they rose Cause_to_make_progress in rebellion against the Duke of Zhou .

Six were killed Killing as purported British informers and loyalists , while four others were relatives killed Killing in the absence of the target .

As a response Response , Ulster loyalists held Defending street protests Attack throughout Northern Ireland .

Some of these protests led to Causation clashes Violence between loyalists and the police , sparking Lighting riots .

In August , rebel forces launched an offensive on the government-held coast of Libya , backed by a wide-reaching NATO bombing campaign , taking Conquering back territory lost months before and ultimately capturing the capital city of Tripoli , while Gaddafi evaded Escaping capture and loyalists engaged in a rearguard campaign .

In the aftermath of the civil war , a low-level insurgency by former Gaddafi loyalists continued .

The bombing sparked Causation a series of tit-for-tat bombings and shootings Use_firearm by loyalists and republicans , which contributed Giving to making 1972 the bloodiest year of the conflict Hostile_encounter .

The Bruce loyalists were led Causation by Sir Archibald Douglas , supported Supporting by John Randolph , 3rd Earl of Moray , the Steward , the future Robert II of Scotland , and Simon Fraser .

The coup Change_of_leadership prompted Causation General Elías Wessin y Wessin to organize Arranging elements of the military loyal to President Reid ( `` loyalists '' ) , initiating Process_start an armed campaign Military_operation against the so-called constitutionalist rebels Hostile_encounter .