Private armies

corps of West African and Moroccan soldiers assembled by the Alaouite sultan of Morocco, Moulay Ismail

2007 Pakistani military standoff against the Taliban

a non-governmental military force

Scottish private military unit

Armies of the East India Company and British Crown from 1774 to 1895

Lascarins (, or Lascareen, Lascoreen and Lascarine) is a term used in Sri Lanka to identify indigenous soldiers who fought for the Portuguese during the Portuguese era (1505–1658) and continued to serve as colonial soldiers until the 1930s. The lascarins played a crucial role not only in the colonial armies, but also in the success of the campaigns of the local kingdoms.

Upper-caste landlord group in Bihar, India

Paramilitary group which operated from 1967 to 1979 under the control of Sir Eric Gairy