Recent Examples on the WebThe incident became a rallying cry for right-wing activists and militiamen, who see themselves as locked in conflict with a tyrannical regime.—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024 For example, when Iraqi Shia militiamen were recently recalled from the Lebanese-Syrian frontier to fight ISIS in Iraq, Syrian opposition forces quickly reappeared, retook part of the area, and continued to stage hit-and-run attacks.—Andrew J. Tabler, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2014 For days before the attack on July 6, 1964, expectations grew that the North Vietnamese would attempt to overrun the camp — defended by more than 300 South Vietnamese soldiers and local militiamen, the American unit and an Australian military adviser.—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024 The militiaman symbolize the citizen-soldier who help maintain American liberties.—Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024 The most sadistic guards were often the Donbas militiamen.—James Verini Paolo Pellegrin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023 There was more anger at a funeral Wednesday in the holy city of Karbala for 17 other slain militiamen, attended by local politicians, religious leaders and members of the country’s military, where relatives emphasized the militiamen’s service to Iraq.—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024 The siren alerting residents to incoming fire goes off almost at the same instant as the impact, so close is the town to the Lebanese border and Hezbollah militiamen.—Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Nov. 2023 A day earlier, rampaging Arab militiamen had grabbed Dr. Mustafa by the neck, accusing him of giving medical care to enemy fighters.—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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