militia
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The government has appealed to parents to allow their children join the Basij volunteer militia – a key arm of state enforcement – to help guard checkpoints.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 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
Only one statement has been issued in his name as commander on March 19, expressing his condolences for the killing of the commander of the Guards' Basij militia, Gholamreza Soleimani, in an airstrike.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
That same night, Israel got a tip from ordinary Iranians that the leader of the feared Basij militia, Gholamreza Soleimani, was holing up with his deputies in a tent in a wooded area in Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
In Switzerland, every adult male is issued an assault rifle for militia duty and is allowed to keep the gun at home.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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The Bill of Rights
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