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militia

[mi-lish-uh] / mɪˈlɪʃ ə /
NOUN
citizen soldiers
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A 2025 report by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy described him as “one of the most commercially active and wealthy” militia leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The militia member said the number of dead was unknown, as the operation on the vast expanse of water and marshland between Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad was still ongoing.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The Codeco militia claims to defend the rights of the mainly farming Lendu community, notably against the mainly pastoral Hema community.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The department will announce that it is sanctioning three leaders in Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq and another Iran-aligned militia, named Kata’ib Sayyid Al-Shuhada.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The outcome was that Parliament established a militia to be under the control of lords lieutenant appointed by Parliament, not by the King.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin



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