| Two days ago, these regulars and militias were almost hysterical with tension. |
| The soldiers will be from local militias and local reserves, with all the tangled politics that implies. |
| Powerful local families or sheiks took their place, setting up their own militias and spawning inter-tribal feuds. |
| Responded to such concerns, a national defence force of regular units, militias, and Volunteer units was constructed. |
| The war effort was built upon volunteer companies and the amorphous state militias behind them. |
| When night falls and security wanes, the janjaweed militias come marauding through the camps and attack the women. |
