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Israel launched airstrikes on Syria on Wednesday and threatened to strike government forces there if clashes persisted between pro-government fighters and militiamen from the Druse minority.—Euan Ward, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 When the smoke cleared, eight American militiamen were dead, and the world would never be the same.—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Somali leaders estimated that the battle killed 312 of their militiamen and citizens and injured 814 others.—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for militiaman
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