List of paramilitary organizations

Worker-Peasant Red Guards rally the red flag in Samjiyon, North Korea

List of governmental paramilitary units (in alphabetical order)

• The Action Division of the French secret service DGSE
• The Airport Security Unit of Hong Kong
• The Australian Border Force
• The Bangladesh National Cadet Corps
• The Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit of the Philippines
• The Counter Terrorism Response Unit of Hong Kong
• The Department of Homeland Security-related agencies in the United States
• The Emergency Response Team (RCMP) of Canada
• The Emergency Unit of Hong Kong
• The Estonian Defense League
• The Village Guards of Turkey
• The Mobile Brigade of Indonesia
• The National Task Force of Sweden
• The People's Armed Police of People's Republic of China
• The Police Tactical Unit of Hong Kong
• The Pasukan Gerakan Am as Paramilitary Force of Royal Malaysian Police
• The Quick Reaction Force of Hong Kong
• The Rangers of Pakistan
• The Lithuanian Riflemen's Union
• The RENEA of Albania
• The Special Activities Division of the CIA in the United States
• The Special Assault Team of Japan
• The Special Mobile Force of Mauritius
• The Special Task Force of Sri Lanka
• The Spetsnaz of Russia
• The State Defense Forces of individual states in the United States
• The Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Sashastra Seema Bal, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial Security Force, Assam Rifles of India
• The Armed Police Force of Nepal
• The Indo-Tibetan Border Police of India
• The Zemessardze in Latvia
• The 69 Komando PGK as Multi Spectrum Special Force of Royal Malaysian Police

List of non-governmental paramilitary units (in alphabetical order)

• The Popular Mobilization Forces of Iraq
• The Basij of Iran
• The Palestinian Islamic Jihad
• The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in India
• The Strzelec Riflemen's Association of Poland
• The Worker-Peasant Red Guards of the Workers' Party of Korea of North Korea

See also

• List of defunct paramilitary organizations
• Paramilitary