Sentences with 'paramilitary'
Example sentences and phrases with the word paramilitary and other words derived from it.
• « The fascists organised themselves into paramilitary units of thugs known as the Blackshirts (after their party-issued uniforms) and engaged in open street fighting against the Communists, breaking strikes, attacking Communist leaders, destroying Communist newspaper offices and intimidating voters in Communist-leaning neighbourhoods and communities. »
• « In 1921, under Hitler's leadership, the Nazis organised a paramilitary wing called the Stormtroopers (SA in its German acronym). »
• « Charles de Gaulle temporarily appeased the French army, but when it became clear that he intended to pull France out of Algeria, a paramilitary terrorist group tried twice to assassinate him. »
• « The other two regional powers, Iran and Saudi Arabia, wage a proxy war in Yemen and fund rival paramilitary groups (often considered terrorists) throughout the region. »