militia

The research vessel was escorted by a Chinese coast guard ship and a fishing boat that is part of China's maritime militia, Wang said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

He denied allegations that high-grade military weapons were being stored at his home as well as the presence of any militia as the authorities had alleged.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The appointments came with aggressive goals that included tightening the military chain of command, turning an ideological militia into a neighborhood intelligence agency and emphasizing an offensive approach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Houthis, a Yemeni militia, reportedly attacked Saudi ships in the Red Sea on Monday.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

"I've got a song that was popular among the militia during the reign of Henry VIII."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Parliament member Ofer Cassif, of Hadash, an Arab-Jewish communist party, told AFP he was concerned opposition voters could face intimidation before and during the election -- not only from police but from "private, armed militias".

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

El-Fasher was the army's last stronghold in the western region of Darfur until it fell to the RSF and allied Arab militias after 18 months last October.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

According to a Politico profile of Lamb, he has also spoken in support of private militias.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

Khamenei envisioned and built up an “axis of resistance” of mostly Shia militias across the Middle East as a bulwark against foreign interference.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The first British colonial militias fought Indigenous people and French and Spanish colonizers.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz