Still, he has a well-armed militia and the proven ability to draw large crowds.

Experts believe that a well-armed civilian militia may be the most effective weapon against the insurgents at this point.

At this time, between April and September 1992, Muslims were largely defenseless against well-armed Serbian militia.

Although it performed poorly in the offensive against Canada, the small force of regulars backed by a well-armed militia, accomplished its defensive mission well.

Several of the biggest political parties in Iraq say they are determined to keep their well-armed militias despite American opposition to the idea.

Unable to get the arms they had planned on, the slaves were defeated by well-armed informal and territorial militias.

The training includes simulation of how to deal with ethnic warfare, well-armed militias, civilians, and newspaper and television crews on the battlefield.

These men were a well-armed and well-organized militia, not the desperate, badly armed rabble one would associate with the term "peasant army".

"Say a well-armed militia," Mike said, grinning.

This left the Sunnis as a helpless minority in the face of the well-armed militias of the Shiites and the Kurds.