During World War II, he became allied with the Soviet-backed Communist forces and was an organizer of the underground Polish People's Army.

This occurred in September 1945, when Soviet-backed forces occupied the North and American forces arrived in the southern half of Korea.

This began a season of frequent nighttime firefights between the Eritrean resistance and the Soviet-backed Ethiopian forces.

Although a tactical and strategic failure, the battle was presented as a success by Soviet propaganda, as it was the first battle of the Soviet-backed Polish forces.

During the first years of the resistance, he lost his young brother, Mohammed Sultan, during a battle against the Soviet-backed forces.

One was the Reagan Administration's charge that Soviet-backed forces in Southeast Asia were using "yellow rain" toxins in warfare.

He trained with the mujahideen and fought against the Soviet-backed forces in Afghanistan.

The negative evidence generally emerged in subsequent years, and Government officials contend that Soviet-backed forces may have abandoned toxin warfare by that time, perhaps because of the American charges.

They are also dubious about the withdrawal of Soviet-backed Vietnamese forces from Cambodia.

He was seen as having inflated the threat to Washington-backed Angolan rebels from the Soviet-backed forces, using the assessments to press for an infusion of American support.