List of paramilitary organizations
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The following is a list of paramilitary organizations.
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 | [citation needed] | |
| 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
- also known as Thahan Phran Marines
- Thahan Phran also known as Thai Rangers
- Village Scouts
- Volunteer Defense Corps (Thailand)
Indonesia[]
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[]
- Border Guard Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Coast Guard
- Bangladesh Ansar
- Bangladesh National Cadet Corps
Pakistan[]
North Korea[]
- The Worker-Peasant Red Guards of the Workers' Party of Korea of North Korea
China[]
Vietnam[]
India[]
Japan[]
Middle East[]
Iran[]
Iraq[]
Israel[]
Syria[]
Turkey[]
Europe[]
Albania[]
Estonia[]
Finland[]
France[]
- Action Division of DGSE
- National Gendarmerie
- Marseille Naval Fire Battalion of the French Navy
- Paris Fire Brigade of the French Army
Italy[]
- Guardia di Finanza Arma dei Carabinieri
Latvia[]
- Zemessardze
Lithuania[]
Netherlands[]
Poland[]
Portugal[]
- Guarda Nacional Republicana (National Republican Guard)
Russia[]
Sweden[]
Africa[]
Kenya[]
Mauritius[]
Nigeria[]
Seychelles[]
Sudan[]
Libya (Libyan House of Representatives)[]
- Avengers of Blood[9]
Oceania[]
Australia[]
Americas[]
United States[]
- FBI Special Weapons and Tactics Teams (SWAT)
- CIA Special Activities Center, Special Operations Group
- DOE Federal Protective Forces
- DOE Office of Secure Transportation
- Originally the Texas Rangers were established as a paramilitary force of the Republic of Texas but have since been reorganized as a law enforcement agency.
Canada[]
- Canadian Rangers
- The Emergency Response Team (RCMP)
- Marine Emergency Response Team
Venezuela[]
Non-governmental paramilitary units[]
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- 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) with some linked to white supremacism,
white identitarianism, anti-governmental movements, domestic terrorism and crime.
- 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
- Indian Right-wing paramilitary group
- Salwa Judum
- Right-wing paramilitary group in Colombia
- AUC
- AAA
- CONVIVIR
- ACCU
- Los Paisas
- Black Eagles
- Los Rastrojos
- Libertadores del Vichada
- Bloque Meta
- ERPAC
- Raskamboni Front
- Popular Front of India
- Russian Orthodox Army[11]
- Interbrigades[12]
- Russian Imperial Movement[13]
- Nordic Strength[14]
- Eelam People’s Democratic Party[15]
- Ukrainian Volunteer Corps[16]
See also[]
- List of defunct paramilitary organizations
- List of police tactical units
- List of paramilitary groups
- List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel
- Militia
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.
- ^ Press, Associated. "In a first, U.S. slaps sanctions on Russian white supremacists". POLITICO. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Citation needed
- ^ "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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- Paramilitary organizations
- Lists of military units and formations