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militiaman

[mi-lish-uh-muhn] / mɪˈlɪʃ ə mən /
NOUN
cannon fodder
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A Sunni militiaman at a checkpoint near Kharma on June 15.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

The video was allegedly smuggled out of Syria by a pro-government militiaman who gave it to a pair of University of Amsterdam researchers, apparently in hopes it would help him get asylum outside Syria.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2022

Last month, it launched a complex operation to release cadres held in prisons run by U.S.-backed Kurdish militiaman.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2022

Another video captured a militiaman recounting a purported conversation with police.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2021

Laila saw a look pass between Wakil and the militiaman.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini