militia
Example Sentences
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“It’s up to Iran to say that the war is over,” Rowlands said, cautioning that Iranian militia allies can threaten other chokepoints, such as the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off Yemen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
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
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
Iran has long cultivated militia allies across the Middle East as a way to project power and as a deterrent against attack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
The stranger, played by actor Carl Frank, had been in the militia.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
