Editing Paramilitary (section)

== Overview ==
Though a paramilitary is, by definition, not a [[military]], it is usually equivalent to a [[light infantry]] or [[special forces]] in terms of strength, firepower, and organizational structure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-15 |title=Wider conflict feared as Sudan's army and rival paramilitary force clash in capital |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/wider-conflict-feared-as-sudans-army-and-rival-paramilitary-force-clash-in-capital |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}</ref> Paramilitaries use combat-capable kit/equipment (such as [[Internal security vehicle|internal security]]/[[SWAT vehicle]]s), or even actual military equipment<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Böhmelt |first=Tobias |last2=Clayton |first2=Govinda |date=February 2018 |title=Auxiliary Force Structure: Paramilitary Forces and Progovernment Militias |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0010414017699204 |journal=Comparative Political Studies |language=en |volume=51 |issue=2 |pages=197–237 |doi=10.1177/0010414017699204 |issn=0010-4140|hdl=10654/38817 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> (such as [[Long gun|long guns]] and [[Armoured personnel carrier|armored personnel carriers]]; usually [[military surplus]] resources), skills (such as [[battlefield medicine]] and [[bomb disposal]]), and tactics (such as [[urban warfare]] and [[close-quarters combat]]) that are compatible with their purpose, often combining them with skills from other relevant fields such as [[law enforcement]], [[coast guard]], or [[search and rescue]]. A paramilitary may fall under the command of a [[military]], train alongside them, or have permission to use their resources, despite not actually being part of them.<ref name=":0" />