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International Brigade

British  

noun

  1. a military force that fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War, consisting of volunteers (predominantly socialists and communists) from many countries

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But Mindaugas Lietuvninkas, a volunteer sniper with Ukraine's International Brigade, has other motivations for helping the war effort.

From BBC

He had initially wanted to organize an international brigade to help Muslim Bosniak forces fighting the Serbs, but decided he would be more effective making a film.

From New York Times

He flew from Manchester to Ukraine on 13 March and joined the International Brigade of Ukraine in Mykolaiv.

From BBC

Guha calls them “rebels” and likens them to the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War, but this wrong-foots the reader since no soldiering awaited these travelers to India.

From New York Times

It wasn’t clear how many people from across the globe have joined Ukraine’s international brigade.

From Seattle Times