militia

Example Sentences

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Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Israeli media cited unnamed sources as saying the target of the strike had been the head of an Iranian militia.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Afterward, he told Iranian media outlets that his job was “antisanction operations” and cast himself as an “economic Basij soldier,” referring to the IRGC’s voluntary militia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Federal authorities have said for years that neo-Nazi and anti-government militia groups pose the most active and lethal domestic threats, though recently authorities have noted increases in leftist and mixed-motive attacks.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

I don’t know why the State felt they needed a militia to guard the entrance to the prison on the night of an execution.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson