List of paramilitary organizations
The following is a list of paramilitary organisations.
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Governmental paramilitary units
SWAT team training with M-16 style rifles
Asia
| Name | Region | Active Since | Type | Comments | Size | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Ansar |  Bangladesh |
16 December 1971 | Gendarmerie | Largest paramilitary force of the world | 6.1 million | [1] |
| People's Armed Police |  China |
19 June 1982 | Gendarmerie | 1.5 million | [2] | |
| Special Task Force |  Sri Lanka |
1983 | Elite Special Operations Force - Paramilitary | |||
| Afghan Special Narcotics Force |  Afghanistan |
late 2003 | Elite Counter-narcotics unit | Unknown | [3] | |
| Armed Police Force |  Nepal |
24 October 2001 | Counter-insurgency Specialised Police Force | Unknown | [4] | |
| CRPF |  India |
27 July 1937 | Paramilitary force | 313,634 | [5] | |
| Assam Rifles | India |
1835 | Paramilitary force | 63,747 | [6] | |
| Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit |  Philippines |
25 July 1987 | Auxiliary unit | 60,000 (2007) | [7] | |
| Special Duties Unit |  Hong Kong |
23 July 1974 | Elite Paramilitary Special Forces | Unknown | ||
| Volunteer Defense Corps |  Thailand |
10 February 1954 | Security Forces | Unknown | [8] |
Hong Kong
- Police Force
- Special Duties Unit
- Special Tactical Squad
- Counter Terrorism Response Unit
- Police Tactical Unit
- Airport Security Unit
- VIP Protection Unit
- Surveillance Support Unit
- Quick Reaction Force
- Small Boat Division
- Maritime Emergency Response Team
- Civil Aid Service
- Government Flying Service
Sri Lanka
Thailand
- Border Patrol Police
- Marine Paramilitary Task Force
- Paramilitary Marine Regiment, Royal Thai Navy also known as Thahan Phran Marines
- Thahan Phran also known as Thai Rangers
- Village Scouts
- Volunteer Defense Corps (Thailand)
Malaysia
- Pasukan Gerakan Am as Paramilitary Force
- People's Volunteer Corps of Ministry of Home Affairs
- 69 Komando PGK as Multi Spectrum Special Force
Bangladesh
North Korea
- The Worker-Peasant Red Guards of the Workers' Party of Korea of North Korea
Japan
Iran
Israel
Syria
Turkey
Albania
Estonia
France
- Action Division of DGSE
- National Gendarmerie
- Marseille Naval Fire Battalion of the French Navy
- Paris Fire Brigade of the French Army
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
- Guarda Nacional Republicana (National Republican Guard)
Sweden
Ukraine
Kenya
- General Service Unit (Kenya)
- Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)
Their training is conducted at KWS Law Enforcement Academy (KWSLEA) Manyani in Taita Taveta County
Mauritius
Seychelles
Sudan
Libya (Libyan House of Representatives)
- Avengers of Blood[9]
Australia
United States
- CIA Special Activities Center, Special Operations Group
- DOE Federal Protective Forces
- DOE Office of Secure Transportation
Canada
- The Emergency Response Team (RCMP)
- Marine Emergency Response Team
Non-governmental paramilitary units
- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade of Fatah
- The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas
- 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.
- 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
- and many others totaling at around 334 unorganized militia groups as of 2011[10]
- The Fruit of Islam of the Nation of Islam
- The Strzelec Riflemen's Association of Poland
- Hezbollah
- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
- Salwa Judum
- Right-wing paramilitary group in Colombia
- Raskamboni Front
- Popular Front of India
- Russian Orthodox Army[11]
- Interbrigades[12]
- Russian Imperial Movement[13]
- Nordic Strength
- Eelam People’s Democratic Party[14]
- Ukrainian Volunteer Corps[15]
- 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. These organisations are:
- Real Irish Republican Army mainly in Northern Ireland
- Ulster Resistance mainly in Northern Ireland
- Ulster Volunteer Force mainly in Northern Ireland
- Irish National Liberation Army mainly in Northern Ireland
- Combat 18
See also
Footnotes
- "Ansar-VDP world's largest disciplined force". bssnews. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- Shambaugh 2002, p. 170.
- Bowman 2010, p. 50.
- "Introduction". apf.gov. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "History of CRPF".
- "Assam Rifles". Assam Rifles. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- Reyes, Danilo. "Policies arming civilians a product of vigilantism". Archived from the original on 13 March 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
- "Volunteer Defense Corps Act, 1954" (PDF). Ratchakitcha (in Thai). Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- Kirkpatrick, David D. "Inside Hifter's Libya: A Police State With an Islamist Twist". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020.
Awaqirs formed the Avengers of Blood in 2013 to seek revenge after a deadly clash with an Islamist-leaning militia. The Avengers became known as enforcers for Mr. Hifter, widely blamed for disappearances and killings. [...] The militia leader, Ezzedine el-Waqwaq, said he was busy with civilian matters.
- "Antigovernment militia groups grew by more than one-third in last year". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- "Meet the Russian Orthodox Army, Ukrainian Separatists' Shock Troops". NBC News. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- "Воинствующий Эдичка Лимонов и его нацболы приехали в ЛНР". OBOZREVATEL PLUS (in Russian). 21 December 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- "In a first, U.S. slaps sanctions on Russian white supremacists". POLITICO. Associated Press. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "US embassy cables: Sri Lankan government accused of complicity in human rights abuses". The Guardian. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- https://en.hromadske.ua/posts/ukraines-invisible-volunteer-fighters Ukrainian Volunteer Army
References
- Steve Bowman (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.
- Taru Bahl, M. H. Syed (2003). Encyclopaedia of Muslim World: Iran. Anmol Publications. ISBN 978-81-261-1419-1.
- David Shambaugh (2002). Modernizing China's military: progress, problems, and prospects. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520225077.
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