The feud between the rival UVF and LVF which claimed the lives of four men in recent months is believed to be over, according to a loyalist umbrella group.
The Loyalist Commission said in a statement: "We now believe that the feud has permanently ended."
The group, which includes politicians, churchmen and paramilitaries, said it had been holding mediation talks "for some time" to resolve the feud.
The UVF was blamed for four murders in Belfast during July and August.
A special report by the Independent Monitoring Commission said the LVF carried out two murder bids, but their violence was mainly a response to UVF attacks.
The ceasefire watchdog's report on the loyalist feud led Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain to declare the UVF ceasefire had broken down.
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Loyalist Commission
E' composta dalle rappresentanze di 3 gruppi paramilitari lealisti - Ulster Defence Association (UDA), Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) e Red Hand Commando (RHC) - e della chiesa protestante e rappresentanze delle comunità di North Belfast.
Alcuni membri dell'Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) hanno contribuito alla costituzione del gruppo nell'Ottobre 2001.