English-Dutch translations for militia

militieDe Eritreeërs steunen intussen de islamitische milities. The Eritreans, meanwhile, back the Islamist militias. Lokale milities verdrijven nog steeds christenen uit hun huizen. Local militias continue to drive Christians from their homes. Een jongen moest zijn leven ermee bekopen, slachtoffer van de schoten van de militie. One young boy paid with his life, the victim of militia gunshots.

An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control

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