Freds (paramilitary)とは 意味・読み方・使い方

The Freds were a unit of the Military Reaction Force in Belfast during The Troubles. The unit consisted of former members of Loyalist or Republican paramilitary units who had been "turned" to the pro-Government side by Special Branch and Army intelligence. The Freds were ferried through Belfast familiar to their faction in armoured cars, and through the gunslit would spot and identify paramilitary individuals of note. Through this method the MRF compiled extensive photographs and dossiers of Belfast militants of both factions.