(a) Government forces, including the armed forces, the police forces, security forces and popular defence forces.

He was a founding member of the National Union of Popular Forces.

(b) The Popular Defence Forces (PDF) are paramilitary forces that are mobilized when there is a threat to the national security.

But popular diplomacy alone never forces political leaders to end wars and make peace.

With popular dissent growing and opposition forces strengthening, the authorities have sought to controll non governmental organizations (NGOs) and strengthen the security forces.

In this way Gaullism and Communism emerged as the most popular political forces in the country.

In the short term, it will not make them popular with the security forces and the establishment.

The result was a victory for the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, which won 48 of the elected seats.

During September there were numerous violent incidents initiated either by the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Popular Defence Forces and tribal militias, or SLM A in both Northern and Southern Darfur.

Sixth, the Government should make a new start by disarming the Popular Defence Forces, as announced in August of last year.

First off, Agadir Souss (fr) has provided introductions to two parties in the running The USFP (Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires or Socialist Union of Popular Forces), and the PI (Parti d'Istiqlal or Independence Party).

The result was a victory for the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, which won 57 of the 319 seats in the Assembly of Representatives.

Contrary to popular opinion, the type of forces and capabilities needed by NATO are not as widely available in national inventories as one might think.

During that period, despite the signing of the N'Djamena Ceasefire Agreement in April 2004, the armed movements clashed numerous times with Government forces, the paramilitary Popular Defence Forces, tribal based militias (commonly referred to as Janjaweed) or some combination thereof.

The battle with the judges has incited enough popular unrest to warrant Mubarak s deployment of thousands of black uniformed central security forces in the heart of Cairo.

Stripped of his Ivorian citizenship in 1999, Ouattara is popular in the north of the country, which has been held by the New Forces rebels since 2002.

Clashes erupted after security forces attempted to prevent a demonstration demanding the release of detained activists from Hirak, a popular protest movement centered in the Hoceima region.

And the least popular became the most popular.

And it is not the opposition or a popular rebellion that are beginning to destabilize Putin s regime, but the very forces that have helped to keep it afloat.

Now the most popular option became the least popular.

In Southern Darfur, 800 weapons were collected by the Government of the Sudan over the period of review as part of its effort to downsize the Popular Defence Forces.

It is no secret that the Saudi government has always shown full support for the Bahraini regime and sent the Peninsula Shield forces to crush the popular uprising in 2011.

On 14 December, a helicopter strike by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed four men east of Gaza city, reportedly all members of the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees.

The popular upsurge in the Arab world shows that democratic empowerment hinges on two key internal factors the role of security forces and the technological sophistication of the state s repressive capacity.

With most of the political class discredited, and containing many members who had more or less collaborated with the enemy, Gaullism and Communism became the most popular political forces in France.

Mural of Asmahan, the popular Syrian Egyptian singer, actress and popular icon.

Despite only being announced on 18 November, and facing a boycott campaign from the National Union of Popular Forces, voter turnout was 84.2 , with 97 voting in favour of the new constitution.

I'm very popular.

Popular support does.

Studying Popular Music .

In popular education set ups, everyone educates everyone by generating popular and collective knowledge.

Popular pressure is growing

The popular singer committed suicide.

It's a popular tourist destination.

Oil stirs great popular fascination.

Is blogging popular in Oman?

Peace is a popular concept.

Bob is popular at school.

Referendums are a measure of popular gut feelings, rather than considered opinion, and popular gut feelings are rarely liberal.

Finnish popular music also includes various kinds of dance music tango, a style of Argentine music, is also popular.

It is a popular tourist destination.

I just wanted to be popular.

Monarchies are often popular with minorities.

One popular scenario is chronic inflation.

Hawaii is a popular tourist resort.