List of paramilitary organizations
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List of major governmental paramilitary units
Asia
Name | Region | Active Since | Type | Comments | Size | Ref(s) |
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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 | 80,000 | [7][citation needed] | |
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] |
- 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
- Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps
- Hong Kong Adventure Corps
- Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps
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)
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
Pakistan
Japan
North Korea
- The Worker-Peasant Red Guards of the Workers' Party of Korea of North Korea
China
India
Middle East
Iran
Iraq
Israel
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
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands
Poland
- BOA KGP (Biuro Operacji Antyterrorystycznych Komendy Głównej Policji, Bureau of Anti-terrorism Operations of The Policja Headquarters)
- Związek Strzelecki
Portugal
- Guarda Nacional Republicana (National Republican Guard)
Russia
Sweden
Africa
Kenya
Mauritius
Nigeria
Seychelles
Zimbabwe
- National Youth Service, the "Youth Brigade"
Sudan
Libya (House of Representatives)
- Avengers of Blood[9]
Oceania
Australia
Americas
United States
- 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
List of 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) with some linked to white identitarianism, anti-governmental movements, domestic terrorism and crime.
- 3 Percenters
- Antifa
- 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 (not an actual state 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
- Raskamboni Front
- Colectivo_(Venezuela)
- Popular Front of India
- Ukrainian Volunteer Corps
- Lithuanian Riflemen's Union
See also
- List of defunct paramilitary organizations
- List of special law enforcement 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".
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(help) - ^ "Assam Rifles". Assam Rifles. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "On the Revival of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units" (PDF). chr.gov. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "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.
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.