![]() ![]() While members of regular police and military by no means always fulfill their goal to protect, rather than harm civilians, pro-government militias pose a particularly severe risk for stabilization and peacebuilding efforts. Recent examples include the Shabbiha in Syria, Awakening groups in Iraq, Village Defense Committees in Kashmir, and Volunteer Battalions in Ukraine. Most governments embroiled in counterinsurgencies and armed conflicts create or collaborate with such irregular forces. Such pro-government militias are not just a phenomenon of weak or failed states, but are found across the globe. A recent data collection effort identifies over 500 armed groups between 19 that are aligned with and linked to the government of the territory they operate in, but are not part of the formal security apparatus. ![]() While members of regular police and military by no means always fulfill their goal to protect, rather than harm civilians, pro-government militias pose a particularly severe risk for stabilization and peacebuilding efforts.Īrmed forces are often more complex and diverse than a simple distinction between a country’s formal security forces and potentially multiple rebel forces. ![]()
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