militia

The Houthis, a Yemeni militia, reportedly attacked Saudi ships in the Red Sea on Monday.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

Further south of Ituri there are large areas held by the M23 rebels, a powerful militia that says it has managed to contain the outbreak.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

So, two quite pointed conditions were crafted into this one-sentence amendment: Citizens may bear arms if we need a national militia and if the men who come to it are well trained.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026

By 2000, numerous circuit courts had held that the Second Amendment was only a “collective” right, bound to militia service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

He talked about the need for money for overcoats for the militia.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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

Numerous militias were put on the Iraqi government payroll, and some still have a formal role in Iraq’s security forces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

For years already, states have backed locally recruited militias to plug gaps left by the military and police.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Later, during their war for independence from Britain, the separatists relied on militias to fight the British and their Indigenous allies.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz