The People's Defense Units (YPG), also called People's Protection Units, is a Kurdish militant group in Syria and the primary component of the Syrian...

Cafferkey was in Syria providing medical aid before he joined the People's Defense Units, an arm of the Syrian Democratic Forces aligned with Rojava, and...

as well as providing support to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) during wartime.: 87  Unlike the civilian People's Police, the PAP is a specialized paramilitary...

National Defense of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国国防部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guófángbù), or the "National Defense Ministry"...

The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) is the land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and also its largest and oldest...

man-portable air-defense systems. Myanmar portal Burmese: ပြည်သူ့ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်မတော်, romanized: Pyithụ Kakweyēi Tatmadaw, lit. 'People's Defense Armed Forces';...

group of foreign militia who came to fight alongside the Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG). Its formation went viral on social media and was widely reported...

The Mongolian People's Army (Mongolian: Монголын Ардын Арми), also known as the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army (Mongolian: Монгол Ардын Хувьсгалт...

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the principal military force of the People's Republic of...

embargo. In 2017 Turkey objected to weapons deliveries by the US to People's Defense Units (YPG) because it would violate NATO rules. As in 2019 the United...

October 2014 to January 2015 between the Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG) and the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) against the Islamic State. The film is...

Sudan: Type 65/Type 74  Sudan: Type 63 and M1939  Sri Lanka  Syria People's Defense Units (YPG)  Tanzania: 120  Thailand: 52 Type 74  Togo: 5  Tunisia: 15...

The People's Liberation Army Air Force (Chinese: 中国人民解放军空军; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Kōngjūn; lit. 'China's People's Liberation Air Force'),...

United States, state defense forces (SDFs) are military units that operate under the sole authority of a state government. State defense forces are authorized...

through the Minister of Defense, who was the highest military rank that could command both Yugoslav People's Army and Territorial Defense simultaneously under...

trucks chassis People's Defense Units (YPG)  Thailand: 24 Type 59, it's estimated that only 6 are operational as of 2023  Turkmenistan: 22 units as of 2023...

People's Self-Defense Force (Vietnamese: nhân dân tự vệ) was a South Vietnamese part-time village level militia during the Vietnam War. The People's Self-Defense...

The Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of National Defense and one of the top positions in the...

The Women's Protection Units or Women's Defense Units is an all-female militia involved in the Syrian civil war. The YPJ is part of the Syrian Democratic...

In the People's Republic of China, the special operations forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA SOF) are units that conduct direct action and reconnaissance...

Houthis transferred to Ukraine Free Syrian Army  Islamic State People's Defense Units Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam DShK NSV QJZ-89 QJG-02 QJZ-171...

the People's Republic of China in the early 1960s and later exported and manufactured globally. Although no longer serving with active infantry units, the...

The Reserve Force of the People's Liberation Army is the military reserve force of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). It is composed of a trained force...

The People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC), also known as the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps (PLAMC), is the marine force of the People's...

battalions. District (city) military commissariats form defense units in an amount of 2 to 5 units, depending on the assigned tasks. Regional and district...

Democratic Republic  Syria: 400 were delivered from USSR. Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG)  Turkmenistan: 28, in service as of 2016. IISS reported 48...

predecessor of the JNA, the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia (NOVJ) was formed as a part of the anti-fascist People's Liberation War of Yugoslavia...

 'Korean People's Military Army') is the main branch of the Korean People's Army, responsible for land-based military operations. The Korean People's Army...

Ministry of People's Defense, was created as part of the Interim People's Committee on 4 February 1948. The formal creation of the Korean People's Army was...

Socialist Republics, is the All-Union People's Commissariat of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 2. The People's Defense Commissariat of the Soviet Union...