At the age of 14, he joined the newly formed Jewish militia known as the Haganah.
His militia, known as the Mahdi Army, has ambushed and killed American troops.
The government responded by unleashing militias, known as Janjaweed, on the rebels.
It also unleashed militias, known as Janjaweed, to take control of the countryside.
Young mobilized the local militia, known as the Nauvoo Legion.
Not long thereafter, the town established a militia, then known as a "traine band".
The Security Council has insisted that the militias, known as the janjaweed, be disarmed.
The militias in Darfur, known as the janjaweed, have carried out a similar campaign.
More than 200,000 refugees fled the fighting between two rebel groups and government-supported militias known as Janjaweed.
And members of popular militias known as bassijis have begun barging into homes to smash the receivers.