Many of these militia groups are made up of ethnic Lahu, Akha and Shan from villages in Tachilek District.

当地民团由大其力地区的村庄中的拉祜族，阿卡族和掸族组成。

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They would call for help. And several groups of militia in the area would come to the aid of Harpers Ferry.

在这一地区有几支民兵力量将会来援助哈珀斯。

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Democrats in many states began organizing party militia groups.

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Shimelis denied any government troops had been killed, and said the current fighting is between the rebels and local militia groups.

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In addition to these opinions, a civil rights group warns in a new report that anti-government militia groups, some with extreme views, appear to be growing, fueled by a poor economy and racial fears about the first African-American president.

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But elsewhere, impoverished militia groups appear to be reverting to old ways - turning to banditry and extortion.

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In Montana or Michigan, people disconcerted by a world changing too fast can join the local militia groups.

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Under the Congolese peace agreement, the militia groups were meant to be disarmed.

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