militiaman
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“None of us will be afraid when the moment comes to defend our country from foreign aggression,” said Orlando López, 54, a grandfather and proud militiaman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2025
“Everyone coming has their own technical equipment and knows how to use it,” the militiaman wrote in an encrypted message to his leader.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2022
Another video captured a militiaman recounting a purported conversation with police.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2021
Columnist Ralph Peters once wrote that “the laid off blue-collar worker in America and the Taliban militiaman in Afghanistan are brothers in suffering,” while others want to consign them to the soft shackles of the...
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2018
Laila saw a look pass between Wakil and the militiaman.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
After ousting the government from Sanaa in 2015, the Houthis attempted to also seize control of Taiz but were driven out of most of the city by local militiamen.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Later he tried to build civil society in war-torn Iraq and Libya and was briefly kidnapped by Tuareg militiamen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
The Syrian shrine of Sayeda Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
He began trying to blunt the danger that he saw lurking in every volatile situation the militiamen put themselves in.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
When court convened at the next term the court and sheriff were bolstered by sixty militiamen, but by then the defendant was not available for trial.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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