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militiaman

[mi-lish-uh-muhn] / mɪˈlɪʃ ə mən /
NOUN
cannon fodder
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“The calm continues as Iran-backed militiamen are on alert out of concern of possible new airstrikes,” said Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor.

From Seattle Times

A Sunni militiaman at a checkpoint near Kharma on June 15.

From New York Times

Marines and the militiamen assisted villagers fleeing with wounds.

From New York Times

It said at least 14 people, most of them militiamen, were killed in the strike.

From Seattle Times

The three of them tried to flee the fighting, but they were rounded up by Afghan militiamen allied with the Americans.

From New York Times