askari

n. native African policeman or soldier

Askari is an Arabic, Turkish, Somali, Persian and Swahili word meaning "soldier" ( ‘askarī). It was normally used to describe indigenous troops in East Africa and the Middle East serving in the armies of European colonial powers. The designation can however also describe police, gendarmerie and security guards.
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pawn, soldier

ASCARO. ASCARI