paramilitary unit

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paramilitary unit - a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)

paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary organisation, paramilitary organization

fedayeen - (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel

Fedayeen Saddam, Saddam's Martyrs - a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents

personnel, force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"

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Fedayeen Fedayeen Saddam force guerrilla paramilitary paramilitary force paramilitary organisation paramilitary organization personnel Saddam's Martyrs			Ali was replaced by Mathew Kirai Iteere, the former head of the General Service Unit (GSU), the police's paramilitary unit, the president's office said in a statement. Kenya's Kibaki sacks controversial police chief by AFP / AFP Global Edition At least 28 militants of Lashkar-e-Islam were killed in shelling by helicopter gunships," Major Fazal Khan, a spokesman for the paramilitary unit, said on Thursday. Fighters killed in Khyber clashes by Aljazeera.net Pakistani security forces killed 26 militants on Saturday during an operation in a restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan, a paramilitary unit said. Pakistan troops kill 26 militants in border zone by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition			Paramaribo Paramastoid paramatta paramecia paramecium paramedic paramedical parament Paramento Paramere parameter parameterize parametric parametric amplifier parametric equalizer parametric equations parametric quantity parametric statistic parametric statistics Parametritis paramilitary paramilitary force paramilitary forces paramilitary organisation paramilitary organization paramilitary unit Paramiographer Paramitome paramnesia paramo paramorph paramorphine paramorphism Paramorphous Paramount paramount issue paramountcy Paramountly paramour paramylum paramyxovirus Parana Paraná Paraná pine Parana River Paraná River Paranaíba Paranaphthalene Parañaque paranasal paranasal sinus			parametritis parametrium Parametrization parametrize parametrized parametrized Parametrized Configuration Interaction Parametrized Reaction Field Multipoles parametrized voice response system parametrizes parametrizing parametron Paramhamsa Paramhamsa paramilitaries paramilitaries Paramilitarism Paramilitarism paramilitary paramilitary Paramilitary death squad paramilitary force paramilitary force Paramilitary Forces Paramilitary Forces paramilitary organisation paramilitary organization Paramilitary organizations Paramilitary organizations Paramilitary organizations paramilitary unit paramimia Paraminosalicylic acid Paraminosalicylic acid Paramiographer Paramisium Paramisium Paramisium Paramitome Paramitome paraML paramnesia paramnesia paramo paramo Páramo Páramo Paramoeba paramoecium paramoecium paramoecium paramoeciums paramoeciums paramoeciums Paramonostomum Paramore Consulting, Inc. paramorph paramorph paramorphic paramorphic paramorphine

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