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	Under the ], a state may incorporate a paramilitary organization or armed agency (such as a ], a private volunteer ]) into its ] ]. The other parties to a conflict have to be notified thereof.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v2_rul_rule4_sectionb \|title=Customary IHL - Section B. Incorporation of paramilitary or armed law enforcement agencies into armed forces \|publisher=Icrc.org \|date= \|accessdate=2013-07-27}}</ref>		Under the ], a state may incorporate a paramilitary organization or armed agency (such as a ], a private volunteer ]) into its ] ]. The other parties to a conflict have to be notified thereof.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v2_rul_rule4_sectionb \|title=Customary IHL - Section B. Incorporation of paramilitary or armed law enforcement agencies into armed forces \|publisher=Icrc.org \|date= \|accessdate=2013-07-27}}</ref>

	The use of the term ''paramilitary'' can be debated,{{weasel-inline\|date=September 2017}} but the general consensus{{by whom\|date=September 2017}} being of a combatant force or organization, more military-like than ]. Organizations that have been described{{by whom\|date=September 2017}} as paramilitary are as diverse as the ], ], youth groups (from ] to the ]), and even military-themed ]s.

	Though a paramilitary is not a military force, it is usually equivalent to a military's ] force in terms of intensity, firepower, and organizational structure. A paramilitary may also commonly fall under the command of a military, even despite not being part of the military or play an assisting role for the military in times of war.		Though a paramilitary is not a military force, it is usually equivalent to a military's ] force in terms of intensity, firepower, and organizational structure. A paramilitary may also commonly fall under the command of a military, even despite not being part of the military or play an assisting role for the military in times of war.

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Not to be confused with Paratrooper or Private army.

A paramilitary is a semi-militarized force whose organizational structure, tactics, training, subculture, and (often) function are similar to those of a professional military, but which is not included as part of a state's formal armed forces.

Under the law of war, a state may incorporate a paramilitary organization or armed agency (such as a national police, a private volunteer militia) into its combatant armed forces. The other parties to a conflict have to be notified thereof.

Though a paramilitary is not a military force, it is usually equivalent to a military's light infantry force in terms of intensity, firepower, and organizational structure. A paramilitary may also commonly fall under the command of a military, even despite not being part of the military or play an assisting role for the military in times of war.

Types

Depending on the standards used, "paramilitaries" may include:

Irregular military forces: militias, guerrillas, insurgents, terrorists, and so forth
The auxiliary forces of a state's military: National Guard, Presidential Guard, Republican Guard, State Guard
Some police forces, such as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or auxiliary police
Gendarmeries, such as Egyptian Central Security Forces and Russia's National Guard
Border guards, such as Russia's Border Guard Service
The United States' Federal Protective Forces,
Security forces of ambiguous military status: internal troops, railroad guards or railway troops
Semi-militarized law enforcement personnel, such as SWAT teams in the United States and a number of other countries
Foreign volunteers
Youth Military Cadet Organisations, such as Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Bangladesh National Cadet Corps
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the term is often restricted to the various armed groups involved in the Northern Ireland Troubles, such as the Ulster Volunteer Force or the Provisional Irish Republican Army.

Examples of paramilitary units

References

"paramilitary". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. June 2011 . Retrieved 2011-09-13. Designating, of, or relating to a force or unit whose function and organization are analogous or ancillary to those of a professional military force, but which is not regarded as having professional or legitimate status.
"Customary IHL - Section B. Incorporation of paramilitary or armed law enforcement agencies into armed forces". Icrc.org. Retrieved 2013-07-27.

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	Under the ], a state may incorporate a paramilitary organization or armed agency (such as a ], a private volunteer ]) into its ] ]. The other parties to a conflict have to be notified thereof.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v2_rul_rule4_sectionb \|title=Customary IHL - Section B. Incorporation of paramilitary or armed law enforcement agencies into armed forces \|publisher=Icrc.org \|date= \|accessdate=2013-07-27}}</ref>		Under the ], a state may incorporate a paramilitary organization or armed agency (such as a ], a private volunteer ]) into its ] ]. The other parties to a conflict have to be notified thereof.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v2_rul_rule4_sectionb \|title=Customary IHL - Section B. Incorporation of paramilitary or armed law enforcement agencies into armed forces \|publisher=Icrc.org \|date= \|accessdate=2013-07-27}}</ref>

	The use of the term ''paramilitary'' can be debated,{{weasel-inline\|date=September 2017}} but the general consensus{{by whom\|date=September 2017}} being of a combatant force or organization, more military-like than ]. Organizations that have been described{{by whom\|date=September 2017}} as paramilitary are as diverse as the ], ], youth groups (from ] to the ]), and even military-themed ]s.

	Though a paramilitary is not a military force, it is usually equivalent to a military's ] force in terms of intensity, firepower, and organizational structure. A paramilitary may also commonly fall under the command of a military, even despite not being part of the military or play an assisting role for the military in times of war.		Though a paramilitary is not a military force, it is usually equivalent to a military's ] force in terms of intensity, firepower, and organizational structure. A paramilitary may also commonly fall under the command of a military, even despite not being part of the military or play an assisting role for the military in times of war.

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