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paramilitary

pe ruh mi luh te ree

  • n  a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
  • a  of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like or to assist a military unit

  • Members of the right-wing paramilitary group United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), photographed in 2004.
  • The Basij, or Basijis the paramilitary volunteer force developed by the Islamic republic to protect the Islamic revolution from civil disturbances like the kind that have .
  • A PTI cover story about the The CIA's Secret Army -- Because of past scandals, the agency had largely dropped its paramilitary operations.
News & Articles

  • Defense official: Shooting breaks out near paramilitary base in Niger; gunmen not known
    NIAMEY, Niger — Shooting erupted late Tuesday near a college for Niger's paramilitary police in a suburb of the capital, the minister of defense said. Nearby residents who were contacted by telephone said they were hunkered down, and a battle appeared to be in progress.
    June 12, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
  • Official: Shooting breaks out near Niger base
    Shooting erupted late Tuesday near a college for Niger's paramilitary police in a suburb of the capital, the minister of defense said. Nearby residents who were contacted by telephone said they were hunkered down, and a battle appeared to be in progress.
    June 12, 2013 - Seattle Times
  • Venezuela claims assassination plot
    Venezuela has thwarted a plan by two paramilitary groups to kill President Nicolas Maduro, state-run VTV reported Monday.
    June 11, 2013 - CNN
Quotes

  • Robert Gates in New York Times
    Well, we know that the Quds Force is involved,Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said at a Pentagon briefing, alluding to a branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. "We know that the Quds Force is a paramilitary arm of the IRGC We...
  • Condoleezza Rice in Aljazeera.net
    With the signing of this accord, all Russian troops, and any paramilitary and irregular troops that entered with them must leave immediately,Rice said.

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