militia
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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
Some militia units have been incorporated formally into Iraq’s armed forces, making it hard for any prime minister to challenge them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
This is, initially, a 10-day ceasefire after six weeks of a devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia Muslim militia and political party.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Washington viewed the uprising as a direct threat to the authority of the federal government and called out the militia, a massive thirteen-thousand-man army, to squelch the uprising.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The Bill of Rights
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