fˈeɪlɪntəl vˈɛɾɚɹənz mˌeɪk ˌʌp ɐ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt pˈoːɹʃən ʌvðə mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə "pəlˈɪɾɪkˌoʊkɹˈɪmɪnəl" ˈɑːɹmd ɡɹˈuːps ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn ˈiːst tˈiːmoːɹ, sˈʌtʃ ɐz sæɡɹˈɑːdə fæmˈɪliə, sˌiːpˌiːdˈiːˌɑːɹdˌiːtˌiːˈɛl, ænd kˈɑːlɪmˌaʊ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
Falintil veterans make up a significant portion of the membership of the "politico-criminal" armed groups operating in East Timor, such as Sagrada Familia, CPD-RDTL, and Colimau 2000.