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Lebanon
Druze Militia
Syria
Al-Saiqa
Ba'th Battalions
Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Arab Nationalist Guard
Sootoro (Syriac Protection Office)
Liwa Fatemiyoun
People's Army (al-Jaysh al Sha'bi)
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command
Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas Brigade
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (The League of the Righteous)
Badr Organization
Desert Falcons (Suqur al-Sahra)
Dhu-al-Fiqar Battalion (Liwa Dhulfiqar)
Fatah al-Intifada
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (The Movement of God the Outstanding)
Jerusalem Brigade (al-Quds al-Filastini Brigade)
Lebanese Hezbollah
Liwa al-Imam al-Husayn (The Brigade of Imam Hasan)
Liwa al-Youm al-Mawud (Promised Day Brigades)
National Defence Force
Popular Committees (al-Lijan al-Sha'biyah)
Sariyya al-Tali'a al-Khurasani (The Vanguards of Khurasani Unit)
Shabiha
Slavonic Corps
Syrian Resistance (Muqawama Suriya)
The National Ideological Resistance in Syria (al-muqawama al-wataniya al-'aqa'idiya fi Souria)
Sayyid al-Shuhada Brigades (Master of Martyrs)
Sri Lanka
Yellow Cats
Green Tigers
People's Revolutionary Red Army
The Eagles of the Highlands
Civil Defence Committees (CDC)
Home Guard/Civil Defence Force
Karuna Group/Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP)
People's Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE)
Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO)
Black Cats
Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP)
Philippines
Forward Command-FC's
Civilian Home Defence Force (CHDF)
Manticao Village Defence Force
Citizens Against Communism Army (CACA)
Ilagas
Alamara
Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGU)
Civilian Volunteer Organisation (CVO)
Greenans
Kuratong Baleleng
Magahat-Bagani
Manila Crusaders for Peace and Democracy
Pulahan
Sagrado Corazon / Tadtad
The Lost Command
Alsa Masa
El Tigre
Nakasaka
National Alliance for Democracy
4Ks
Ampatuan Militia
Kadre
Liberia
Wild Geese
Government of Liberia (GOL) militias
Jungle Fire Militia/Unit
Small Boys' Unit
National Patriotic Front of Liberia
United Liberation Movement for Democracy - Johnson (ULIMO-J)
United Liberation Movement for Democracy - Kromah (ULIMO-K)
Mexico
PRI-ista Paramilitary Groups
Rural Defense Corps (autodefensas)
White Guards (Guardias Blancas)
Yugoslavia
Chetniks
Israel
Civil Guard
Settlers
Village Leagues
Afghanistan
Ismaili militia
Achekvai tribal militia
Ittehad Islami
Southern tribal militia
Village defence force
Sherzai
Anti-Taliban Militia
Kandak Amniate Uruzgan
Forces of Ismael Khan / Herat Militia
Hizb-e-Wahdat
Mohammed Qasim Fahim (informal)
Uzbek Junbesh-e-Milli
Jamaat Islami
Mohammed Qasim Fahim (semi-official)
Thailand
Anti-Muslim death squad
Rangers (Thahan Phran)
Pro-Government death squad
Village Defence Volunteers (Chor Ror Bor)
Village Protection Volunteers (Or Ror Bor)
Volunteer Defence Corps (Or Sor)
Papua New Guinea
Sandline International
Bougainville Resistance Force
Peru
Rondas Campesinas (Semi-Official)
Colina Group
Comando Rodrigo Franco
Rondas Campesinas (Informal)
Madagascar
Youth Awareness
South Sudan
Youth Militia
Spain
Anti-Terrorist Liberation Group (GAL)
Sudan
Anyanya II
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
Arab Pastoralists
People's Police
Popular Defence Forces (PDF)
South Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SSLM/A)
Sudan Liberation Movement/Army - Minni Minnawi Faction (SLM/A-MM)
Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army - Nasir Faction (SPLM/A-Nasir)
Sudan People's Liberation Army - Bahr el Ghazal Group (SPLA Bahr el Ghazal)
Murahaleen
Janjaweed
Rapid Support Force (RSF)
South Sudan Defence Forces - Tanginya Faction (SSDF Tanginya)
South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF)
South Sudan Unity Movement/Army (SSUM/A)
Murle Forces
Fertit Militiamen (Peace Army)
Mundari Commandos
Equatoria Defence Force (EDF/Khartoum)
Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army - United (SPLM/A-United)
Toposa Tribesmen
Ambororo
South Sudan Defence Forces - informal (SSDF - informal)
Mozambique
People's militia and vigilance brigades
Naparama
El Salvador
Civil Defence Patrols
Death Squads
Nigeria
Civilian Joint Task Force (Civilian JTF)
Icelanders / Niger Delta Vigilante
Myanmar (Burma)
Democratic Karen Buddhist Army
Former Communist Party Militia
People's Militia
Union Solidarity and Development Association
Ka Kwe Ye-kky
Mali
Ganda Izo
Mouvement patriotique malien Ghanda Koy aka Ganda Koy
Imghad and Allies Tuareg self-defence group/ Gatia
Ethiopia
Kebele Militia/ Urban Dwellers' association/ Peasants' associations/ neighbourhood committees
People's Militia/ Regional Militia/ Zonal Militia/ Territorial Peoples' Militia/ Territorial Militias/ Peasant Militia
Weyane Militia/ TPLF Militia/ Tigray People's Liberation Front Militia
Yemen (formerly: Yemen Arab Republic)
Popular Committees
Malaysia
RELA
Somalia
Ahlu Sunnah wal Jama'a
Raskamboni / Raas Kaambooni
Barre Hiiraale's Militia
Gurgurte Militia
Switzerland
Gladio P26
India
Special Police Officers (SPO)
Home Guard
Salwa Judum
Village Defence Committee Himachal
Village Defence Committee Kashmir
Village Defence Force Punjab
Ikhwan-ul-Muslimoon
Iraq
Awakening groups / Sahwa
Peace Brigades / Mahdi Army
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH)
Fedayeen Saddam
Kata'ib Sayyid al-Suhada (KSS)
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)
Popular Army / Jerusalem Army
Popular Mobilization Force / Hashd al-Shaabi
Saddam Kurdish Militia-Jash
Badr Brigade
Peshmerga Kurdish Militia
Guyana
Phantom Death Squad
Serbia
Tsar Lazar Guards
Egypt
Popular Committees
Pakistan
Community Police
Jamaat-i-Islami
Khasadar
Levies
MQM Haqiqi
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
Tribal Militia / Lashkars
Indonesia
Aitarak
Anti Aceh-Separatist Front
Anti Free Aceh Movement Front
Berantas
Death Squad (II)
Darah Integrasi
Defenders of the Homeland (PETA)
Halilintar
Hansip/Linmas
Laskar Merah Putih
Makikit
Naga Merah
Pam Swakarsa
Pemuda Pancasila
Pro-Integration Fighters PPI
Satgas Merah Putih
Team Alfa
Team Saka
Team Sera
Wanra
United Arab Emirates
Mercenary Army
Tajikistan
Popular Front
Nepal
Anti-Maoist vigilantes
Ukraine
Aidar Battalion
Azov
Battalion Ivano-Frankivsk
Dnipro-1
Donbas Battalion
Oplot
Myrotvorets (Peacemaker)
Shakhtarsk
Ukrayina battalion
Guatemala
Civilian Defence Patrols (informal)
Civilian Defence Patrols (semi-official)
Secret Anti-Communist Army
Libya
17 February Martyrs Brigade
Al-Qa'qa' Brigade
Al-Sa'iqa Brigade
Al-Sawaiq Brigade for Protection
Al-Zintan Revolutionaries' Military Council
Amazonian Guard
Libya Revolutionaries' Operations Room (LROR)
Misratan Union of Revolutionaries (Misrata Brigades)
Special Deterrent Force (Anti-crime unit)
Supreme Security Committee (SSC)
The Libya Shield Force (National Shield)
Tripoli Military Council
Albania
Volunteers
Algeria
Communal Guards
Municipal Guards
Ninjas
Groups for Legitimate Defense (aka Patriots)
Angola
People's Defence Organization (ODP)
People's Vigilante Brigades
Executive Outcomes
Civil Defence Organization (ODC)
Argentina
Triple A (Argentine Anti-Communist Alliance)
"Working Group" Death Squad
Bangladesh
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)
Islami Chhatra Shibir/ Jamaat-e-Islami
Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB)
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Patriotic League
Mujahidin Unit
Burundi
Guardians of Peace
Congo Brazzaville
Cobras
Ninjas
Zulus / Zoulous
Aubevillois
Congo Kinshasa
White Legion
Mai Mai (Mayi Mayi)
ALiR (Army for the Liberation of Rwanda)
FDD (Forces for the Defence of Democracy)
FNL (National Liberation Forces)
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR)
Special Presidential Division
Georgia
The Horsemen aka Mkhedrioni
National Guard
White Legion
Forest Brothers
The Hunters
Gamsakhurdia Peoples Brigades
Iran
Revolutionary Guard
Basij militia
Macedonia
Macedonian Lions
Nicaragua
Sandinista Popular/People's Militias
Rwanda
Impuzamugambi
Sierra Leone
Kamajors
Executive Outcomes
The 'Bokkie' Crew
West Side Boys
Civil Defense Forces/ Kamajors/ Kapras/ Donso/ Gbethis
Tamaboro
South Africa
Inkatha aka Inkatha Yenkululeko Yesizwe
Turkey
Village Guards
Anti-Kurd Death Squads
Hizbullah
Grey Wolves
JiTEM
Uganda
Special Force Vigilante
Amuka
Rhino Defence Force
Arrow militia
Local Defence Units
Venezuela
Peasant/Campesino Militia
Zimbabwe
People's Militia
Russia
Chechen Death Squads
Kadyrovtsy
Pro-government Chechen militia
Volunteer People's Militia
Cambodia
Provincial and Village Militia
Central African Republic
Chadian Special Guard
Liberators
Seleka
China
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC)
Cote d'Ivoire
Front for the Liberation of the Greater West
Young Patriots
Student Federation of Cote d'Ivoire (FESCI)
East Timor
Government hit squad
Colombia
Death To Kidnappers (Muerte a Secuestradores)
Paramilitary Self Defence Groups/Death Squads (semi-official)
Rural Defence Groups / Convivir
Soldiers from my Town
The United Self Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC)