People gathered to form a militia to protect their town.

起来，组成国民自卫队来保卫他们的城镇。

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WHEN Saif al-Islam, the favoured son of Muammar Qaddafi, was captured by a militia from the mountain town of Zintan on November 19th, thousands danced in the streets of Libya's capital, Tripoli.

11月19日卡扎菲最宠爱的儿子赛义夫（Saif al-Islam）在山区城镇津坦（Zintan）被一位民兵抓到之时，数千名民兵在利比亚首都的黎波里街头手舞足蹈以示庆贺。

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The two militia leaders gave campaign speeches the day after the shootings to over two hundred Kachin people at the hall of the Kachin Baptist Church in town, according to local residents.

枪击后第二天两位民兵领导人在当地克钦浸信会对超过二百克钦民众发表人竞选演说。

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Officials called out the militia, ordering the men of Charles Town to get ready to go to the aid of Harpers Ferry.

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The militia from Charles Town arrived at the Maryland end of the Potomac bridge.

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Karen communities also reported a build up of both military and pro-government militia forces near the Thai border town of Mae Sot.

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"I don't know why, but we love the president very much, " said Housam Azar, a Saidnaya resident and organizer of the town's militia.

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In 2002, in a northeastern Congo town called Kisangani, a militia killed at least 103 civilians.

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But the students vowed to fight on, promising to march next on Jezzine, a town occupied by Israel's Lebanese proxy militia, the South Lebanon Army a force that is less disciplined and much more trigger-happy than its Israeli masters.

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