security forces, n.All

Security forces (n.) can ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠be the very terrorists a population needs defending from — and where no other army stands between them, the atrocities are worse.

Security forces (n.) 'protect ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠elections' when they belong to a client state; only an enemy's security forces interfere with the citizen's freedom to vote.