militia
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At age eighteen, he joined the Wiltshire militia in 1807.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Reynano López 46, an avocado farmer, starts his morning shift with the self-defense militia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
It is not clear whether those involved were Israeli forces or members of an Israel-backed Palestinian militia.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
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 was of the militia, and had a musket hanging upon his shoulder.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
The group evolved from the government-supported Janjaweed militias of the 2000s to become the army’s most powerful ally before turning on it in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
Hundreds of Filipino men have escaped into the mountains to organize their own militias.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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