militia
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Iran, he reminded me, has around 90 million people and an estimated 200,000 in the armed militia and paramilitary forces.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
A US state department official said an individual with ties to an Iranian-aligned militia group, Kataib Hezbollah, was detained by Iraqi authorities.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
It is administered by Japan and claimed by China and Taiwan, with China’s coast guard and fishing militia dialing up their presence around it since 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Recruitment, he added, could take place at mosques attached to the Basij militia in Tehran, and in city squares where pro-establishment rallies have been held.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Every available male, aged sixteen to sixty, was drafted into this new militia, under the direction of the SS.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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