List of paramilitary organizations
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List of major governmental paramilitary units
SWAT team training with AR15 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
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
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
Japan
North Korea
- The Worker-Peasant Red Guards of the Workers' Party of Korea of North Korea
Iran
Israel
Libya
- Avengers of Blood[9]
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
Mauritius
Seychelles
Zimbabwe
- National Youth Service, the "Youth Brigade"
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
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
- 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
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.
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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