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      paramilitary is a military that is not a part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. The Oxford English Dictionary traces the use of the term "paramilitary" as far back as 1934.
      Though a paramilitary is, by definition, not a military, it is usually equivalent to a light infantry or special forces in terms of strength, firepower, and organizational structure. Paramilitaries use combat-capable kit/equipment (such as internal security/SWAT vehicles), or even actual military equipment (such as long guns and armored personnel carriers; usually military surplus resources), skills (such as battlefield medicine and bomb disposal), and tactics (such as urban warfare and close-quarters combat) that are compatible with their purpose, often combining them with skills from other relevant fields such as law enforcement, coast guard, or search and rescue. A paramilitary may fall under the command of a military, train alongside them, or have permission to use their resources, despite not actually being part of them.


      Governmental paramilitary units




      = Africa

      =


      Kenya


      General Service Unit (Kenya)
      Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)


      Libya (Libyan House of Representatives)


      Avengers of Blood


      Mauritius


      Special Mobile Force


      Nigeria


      Nigeria immigration service (NIS)
      Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)
      Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
      Safety and Traffic Cadet Corps
      Federal Fire Service
      Nigeria Correctional Service
      Nigeria Custom Service (NCS)
      National Drug Law Enforcement
      Department of State Service
      Agency


      Sudan


      Janjaweed (~197x - 2020 but continues in successors units)
      Rapid Support Forces (2013 partially Janjaweed successor till 2023)
      Popular Defence Forces


      = Americas

      =


      Canada


      Canadian Rangers
      The Emergency Response Team (RCMP)
      Marine Emergency Response Team


      Costa Rica



      The Public Force of Costa Rica is responsible for law enforcement duties, acting as both a civilian police force and gendarmerie. In addition to ordinary policing, it is responsible for border patrol, counter-insurgency, riot control, tourism security, and coast guard duties.


      Peru


      The Rondas campesinas are community-based groups in Peru, formed initially to combat cattle rustling and later in response to the Shining Path insurgency. They function primarily as local self-defense and law enforcement entities, especially in rural areas with limited government presence.


      United Kingdom


      The London Metropolitan Police Specialist Firearms Command CO19.
      The London Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command - SO15.
      The London Metropolitan Police Aviation Security Operational Command Unit - SO18.


      United States


      CIA Special Activities Center, Special Operations Group
      DOE Federal Protective Forces
      DOE Office of Secure Transportation
      FBI SWAT
      FBI Hostage Rescue Team
      United States Marshals Service
      National Lancers
      SWAT


      Venezuela


      Venezuelan National Guard
      Bolivarian Militia of Venezuela


      = Asia

      =


      Bangladesh




      China (People’s Republic of China)




      Taiwan (Republic of China)




      Hong Kong




      India




      Indonesia




      Japan




      Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea/"North Korea")




      Korea (Republic of Korea/"South Korea")




      Malaysia


      Pasukan Gerakan Am as Paramilitary Force
      People's Volunteer Corps of Ministry of Home Affairs
      69 Komando PGK as Multi Spectrum Special Force


      Nepal




      Pakistan


      Civil Armed Forces- (Under the Federal Ministry of interior during Peace time but falls under the Ministry of Defense during war time. Led by officers from the Pakistani Military.)
      Pakistan Rangers (Punjab and Sindh).
      Frontier Corps (Kpk and Balochistan).
      Gilgit Baltistan Scouts.
      Paramilitary forces under the Ministry of Defense:
      Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA).
      Pakistan Coast Guard.
      Defense Security Force.
      Pakistan National Guard - Mujahid Force and Janbaaz Force.
      Federal Law Enforcement Agencies (solely under the federal ministry of Interior and led by the officers of the Police Service of Pakistan):
      Frontier Constabulary.
      Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
      Anti Narcotics Force.
      Airport Security Force.
      National Motorway Police.
      Pakistan Railway Police.


      Philippines




      Sri Lanka




      Thailand




      Vietnam


      Militia and Self-Defense (Vietnam)


      = Europe

      =


      Albania


      RENEA


      Estonia


      Estonian Defence League


      Finland


      Border Guard
      Police Rapid Response Unit


      France


      Action Division of DGSE
      National Gendarmerie
      Marseille Naval Fire Battalion of the French Navy
      Paris Fire Brigade of the French Army


      Georgia


      Mkhedrioni
      Monadire


      Italy




      Latvia


      Zemessardze


      Lithuania


      Lithuanian Riflemen's Union


      Netherlands


      Special Intervention Service


      Poland


      BOA KGP


      Portugal


      Guarda Nacional Republicana (National Republican Guard)


      Russia


      Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation
      Kadyrovtsy
      Fakel (allegedly)
      Wagner Group (since 2023)
      Redut (since 2022)
      Africa Corps


      Sweden


      National Task Force


      Turkey


      Village Guards


      Ukraine


      Noman Çelebicihan Battalion
      Freedom of Russia Legion
      Sheikh Mansur Battalion (since 2022)


      = Middle East

      =


      Iran


      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
      Basij


      Iraq


      Peshmerga


      Israel


      Magav


      Syria


      National Defence Forces


      = Oceania

      =


      = Micronesia

      =
      Joint Task Force Micronesia


      Australia


      Australian Border Force


      Non-governmental paramilitary units




      = Africa

      =


      Somalia


      Raskamboni Front


      Sudan


      Rapid Support Forces (since 2023)


      = Americas

      =


      Colombia


      AUC
      AAA
      CONVIVIR
      Peasant Self-Defense Forces of Córdoba and Urabá (ACCU)
      Los Paisas
      Black Eagles
      Los Rastrojos
      Libertadores del Vichada
      Bloque Meta
      ERPAC
      See also Right-wing paramilitarism in Colombia.


      Mexico


      Jalisco New Generation Cartel
      Grupos de autodefensa comunitaria


      United States


      Various unorganized non-governmental Militia organizations in the United States (that are not associated with the U.S. military, law enforcement agencies, nor state defense forces in any way). There are many others totaling at around 334 unorganized militia groups as of 2011

      3 Percenters
      Arizona Border Recon
      Hutaree
      Idaho Light Foot Militia
      Michigan Militia
      Militia of Montana
      Missouri Citizens Militia
      New York Light Foot Militia
      Oath Keepers
      Ohio Defense Force
      Texas Light Foot Militia
      Fruit of Islam, paramilitary wing of the Nation of Islam


      = Asia

      =


      Cambodia


      Cambodian Freedom Fighters (CFF) (Cholana Kangtoap Serei Cheat Kampouchea): Rebel group in Cambodia


      Indonesia


      Pancasila Youth
      Free Aceh Movement: Regional separatist group in Aceh, Indonesia. Also known as Aceh Security Disturbance Movement.


      Malaysia


      Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN): National separatist group in Malaysia and Thailand
      Barisan Nasional Pembebasan Patani (BNPP): Islamic insurgent group in Malaysia and Thailand


      Myanmar


      Eastern Shan State Army
      Mong Tai Army (MTA): Armed drug cartel
      National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA)
      United Wa State Army (UWSA): Autonomous military group in Wa State
      Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA): Also known as the Kokang Army, a Kokang nationalist group active in Myanmar.
      Karen National Liberation Army
      Kachin Independence Army: Group in North Burma which occupies most of Kachin State.
      Shan State Army - North
      Shan State Army - South


      Philippines


      Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG): Islamic separatist group in the southern Philippines. Also known as Al Harakut Al Islamiyya.
      Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB): Urban militant group of the Communist Party of the Philippines
      Bagani: A counter insurgency group operating in Cabanglasan.
      Ilaga (1971-1979): Christian extremist paramilitary group in the Southern Philippines. They battled against the Moro National Liberation Front and Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
      Alamara: A counterinsurgency operating across the central-eastern side of Mindanao


      Sri Lanka


      Eelam People’s Democratic Party


      Thailand


      Barasi Revolusi Nasional (BRN): National separatist group in Malaysia and Thailand
      Barisan National Pember-Basan Pattani (BNPP): Islamic insurgent group in Malaysia and Thailand


      = Europe

      =


      Kosovo


      Albanian National Army


      Bosnia and Herzegovina


      Green Berets
      Serbian Honour. A Russian-trained and -funded paramilitary unit acting in support of separatist leader Milorad Dodik.


      Croatia


      Ustaše Militia acted as a para-military unit, an auxiliary part of the WW2 Croatian Nazi Puppet State's Armed Forces


      Georgia


      Algeti Wolves: Georgian group which carried out anti-Russian attacks in the 1990s.
      Merab Kostava Society
      White Eagles
      Forest Brothers
      White Legion


      Ireland


      Óglaigh na hÉireann (OnH) (2006–09): Small dissident Irish republican group, split from the Continuity IRA.
      Óglaigh na hÉireann (OnH) (2009–): Dissident Irish republican group, split from the Real IRA due to differences in leadership and factionalism.


      Poland


      Strzelec Riflemen's Association of Poland


      Russia


      Russian Orthodox Army
      Interbrigades
      Russian Imperial Movement
      Wagner Group (until 2023)
      Patriot (company)


      Turkey


      Grey Wolves


      Ukraine


      Atesh (movement)
      Berdiansk Partisan Army
      Misanthropic Division
      Popular Resistance of Ukraine
      Russian Volunteer Corps
      Ukrainian National Self Defense (till 2022)
      Sheikh Mansur Battalion (till 2019)
      Golden Guard


      United Kingdom


      There are a number of paramilitary organisations in the United Kingdom, most of them operate in and around Northern Ireland and are a continuation of the various paramilitary groups which operated in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. Apart from these, there are a small number of white supremacist paramilitary organisations which operate in the United Kingdom.

      Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA): Dissident republican group mainly in Northern Ireland
      Ulster Defence Association (UDA): Ulster loyalist group formed in September 1971.
      Ulster Resistance (UR or URM): Ulster loyalist group formed in November 1986, operating in mainly in Northern Ireland
      Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF): Ulster loyalist group formed in 1966, which is not related to the Ulster Volunteers. Operated mainly in Northern Ireland
      Combat 18 - British Neo-Nazi group
      Red Hand Commando (RHC): Ulster loyalist paramilitary group, linked to the Ulster Volunteer Force
      Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF): Ulster loyalist group, split from the UVF's Mid-Ulster Brigade.
      Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) (1974–): Split from the Official IRA in opposition to the OIRA's 1972 ceasefire. Mainly in Northern Ireland
      Irish People's Liberation Organisation (IPLO) (1986–92): Formed by expelled and disaffected members of the INLA after that group started to reduce operations in the mid 1980s. The group were heavily involved in drug dealing and other criminal activities and were forcibly shut down in 1992 by the Provisional IRA.
      Irish Republican Liberation Army (IRLA) (2006–): A "self-styled vigilante group" that split from the Continuity IRA. Linked to the Loyalist Volunteer Force according to some sources.
      The name Irish Republican Army (IRA) has been used by many Irish republican groups in the 20th and 21st centuries. The following names are commonly used by the media and security services, but each group referred to themselves solely as the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and generally rejected the legitimacy of the others.
      Irish Volunteers (1913–16) Set up to counter the Ulster Volunteers but was shut down after the Easter Rising and formed the I.R.A. (1917–22)
      Irish Republican Army (1917–22): The original IRA, which was the official defence force of the Irish Republic and fought in the Irish War of Independence.
      Irish Republican Army (1922–69): The anti-treaty continuation of the original IRA, active during the Irish Civil War, IRA Sabotage Campaign, Northern Campaign, Border Campaign and the Troubles.
      Official IRA (OIRA) (1969–72): The Official IRA was formed after a split in 1969 between different factions of the 1922 IRA. The OIRA became a more overtly political movement, advocating Marxist–Leninist principles.
      Provisional IRA (PIRA) (1969–2005): Also known as the Provos, the Provisional IRA was the more militarily active of the two IRAs created out of the 1969 split.
      Continuity IRA (CIRA) (1986–): Split from the Provisional IRA when that group dropped its policy of abstentionism in relation to Dáil Éireann.
      Real IRA (RIRA) (1997–): Known in the media as the New IRA since their 2012 merger with Republican Action Against Drugs and other smaller republican militant groups, they split from the Provisional IRA over that group's support for the Irish peace process and the Good Friday Agreement.


      = Middle East

      =


      Iran


      Ansar-e Hezbollah


      Israel


      Tsav 9


      Lebanon


      Hezbollah


      Palestine


      Al-Quds Brigades of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad
      Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
      Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades of the Popular Resistance Committees
      Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades of the PFLP
      National Resistance Brigades of the DFLP
      Mujahideen Brigades of the Palestinians Mujahideen Movement


      = Multinational

      =
      Nordic Strength
      Sea Org: Scientology group with roots in naval tradition. Dress in uniforms, live communally in barracks, and are organized around naval ranks. Some dispute whether it is paramilitary.


      See also


      List of defunct paramilitary organizations
      List of police tactical units
      List of private military contractors
      List of private security companies
      List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel
      List of police tactical units
      Police tactical unit
      Militia
      Military volunteer
      Mercenary
      List of designated terrorist groups
      Violent non-state actor
      Private army


      Footnotes




      References


      Bowman, Steve (2010). War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4379-2698-9.
      International Institute for Strategic Studies (2017). The Military Balance 2017. Routledge. ISBN 9781857439007.
      Bahl, Taru; Syed, M. H. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Muslim World: Iran. Anmol Publications. ISBN 9788126114191.
      Shambaugh, David (2002). Modernizing China's military: progress, problems, and prospects. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520225077.

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