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The phrase "a foreign militia" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a military group that is not from the local country or region, often in discussions about conflicts or military operations.
Example: "The government expressed concern over the presence of a foreign militia operating within its borders."
Alternatives: "an external militia" or "an overseas militia".
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Fighting with a foreign militia was criminalised by the federal government last year.
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José Figueres Ferrer, an outspoken landowner who favoured a greater role for state enterprise, organized local and foreign militia and trained them at his farm.
Ali Alfoneh, a researcher at the Atlantic Council who tracks reports of foreign militia fighters killed in Syria, said the number of deaths reported had decreased substantially as those fighting for Mr. Assad have gotten the upper hand in the war.
So-called "foreign" militia, composed of Irish immigrants, were disbanded, and foreigners were not allowed in police forces or state government jobs.
Facing an overwhelming Russian assault from the air and an offensive on multiple fronts by the Syrian military and its allied foreign militia, some rebels have decided they urgently need more men — Syrian or not.
It said excluding Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, a former al-Qaida affiliate, but not foreign militias backed by Iran, was a double standard and would make the deal less likely to succeed, warning that Russia and the government would use it as a pretext to attack other rebel groups.
"Foreign militias are gone," she said.
The embattled president increasingly banks on local and foreign militias.
The regime's reliance on foreign militias suggests it does not have enough manpower to fight for it everywhere.
The PDB is one of the most prominent of these small, foreign militias, along with Asaib al-Haq (AAH) and Kataib Hezbollah (KH).
They said excluding the former al-Qaida affiliate group, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, from the deal, but not foreign militias backed by Iran, showed double standards.
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