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militia

[mi-lish-uh] / mɪˈlɪʃ ə /
NOUN
citizen soldiers
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A US state department official said an individual with ties to an Iranian-aligned militia group, Kataib Hezbollah, was detained by Iraqi authorities.

From BBC

In a 1991 interview, retired Chief Justice Warren Burger scorned the view that the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms belongs to individuals rather than a collective militia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Recruitment, he added, could take place at mosques attached to the Basij militia in Tehran, and in city squares where pro-establishment rallies have been held.

From BBC

It is administered by Japan and claimed by China and Taiwan, with China’s coast guard and fishing militia dialing up their presence around it since 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal

DUBAI—Video clips released by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias this week looked eerily familiar to anyone who has followed the war in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal