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The term paramilitary is subjective, depending on what is considered similar to a military force, and what status a force is considered to have. The nature of paramilitary forces therefore varies greatly according to the speaker and the context. For instance, in Northern Ireland , paramilitary refers to any illegally armed group, but in Colombia , paramilitary refers specifically to illegally armed groups which are considered right-wing (e.g. AUC ), while illegally armed groups considered left-wing, such as FARC , are referred to as Guerrilla s. Depending on context, paramilitaries can include:
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