[DOC] [TLE] Contras - Wikipedia [PAR] The contras is a label given to the various U.S.-backed and funded right-wing 
rebel groups that were active from 1979 to the early 1990s in opposition to the left
-wing, socialist Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction government in 
Nicaragua. Among the separate contra groups, the Nicaraguan Democratic Force 
(FDN) ... During their war against the Nicaraguan government, the Contras 
committed... [DOC] [TLE] Nicaraguan Revolution - Wikipedia [PAR] The Nicaraguan Revolution encompassed the rising opposition to the Somoza 
dictatorship in ... The Contra War ultimately ended following the signing of the 
Tela Accord in 1989 and ... The era of Somoza family rule was characterized by 
rising inequality and political corruption, strong US support for the government 
and its... [DOC] [TLE] United States and state-sponsored terrorism - Wikipedia [PAR] Fighting terrorism[show]. Counter-terrorism  International conventions  Anti-
terrorism legislation  Terrorism insurance  v  t  e. The United States of America 
has at various times in recent history provided support to terrorist .... The U.S. 
government explicitly planned to back the Contras, various rebel groups 
collectively that... [DOC] [TLE] The contra war in Nicaragua - Noam Chomsky - Libcom.org [PAR] Sep 8, 2006 ... ... levels of military support, the United States failed to create a viable military 
force in Nicaragua. ... Of the four Central American countries where Oxfam had a 
... it - "for the first time, Nicaragua has a government that cares for its people. ... 
The contras were even funded by the US selling arms to Iran, in what... [DOC] [TLE] Nicaragua Timeline - Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs [PAR] They were inspired by the Cuban revolution and were anti-U.S. intervention. ... 
He subsequently cuts off all aid to the Nicaraguan government until it improves its 
... As the fighting continued, FSLN is bolstered by international opposition to the 
... Carter authorizing a finding in allowing the CIA to support resistance forces in... [DOC] [TLE] Essay on the Central America War | US CONTRA WAR [PAR] El Salvadoran forces were trained by CIA and the U.S. military inside ... that 
country's unstable government and they even participated in U.S. and ... it 
became a fighting participant, as did American troops, in the Contra War against 
Nicaragua. ... El Salvador, the U.S. backed Contras were at war against the 
Soviet/Cuban... [DOC] [TLE] The Contras, Cocaine, and U.S. Covert Operations [PAR] Declassified U.S. government documents demonstrate official knowledge of 
Contra ... cocaine in California to the contras, a guerrilla force backed by the 
Reagan ... The Kerry Committee report concluded that "senior U.S. policy makers 
were... [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Aid to Anti-Communist Rebels: The "Reagan Doctrine" and Its ... [PAR] Jun 24, 1986 ... Soviet administrators were in charge of every department of Babrak Karmal's 
puppet ... The U.S. government, with customary acumen, backed the weakest ... 
Many advocates of aid to the contra rebels insist that the Sandinista regime is .... 
in Afghanistan, each with a political apparatus and a fighting force,... [DOC] [TLE] Central America, 19811993 - Milestones in the History of U.S. ... [PAR] Guide to Countries ... These Contras, as in counterrevolutionaries, were 
primarily ... Reagan continued to advocate increases in support for the Contras. ... 
government presented a threat to Central America and U.S. national security. ... 
forces helped to sway Congress into approving $100 million for the Contras, with
... [DOC] [TLE] Reagan's Dangerous Game in Nicaragua - Rolling Stone [PAR] Feb 12, 1987 ... By supporting the contras in Nicaragua, Ronald Reagan is undermining ... He did 
not understand, he said, why two foreign armies were fighting in his native land 
 Nicaragua's Sandinista army and the American-backed contras. ... Neither the 
Honduran government nor the United States has provided them... [DOC] [TLE] When The US Backs Rebels, It Doesn't Often Go As Planned - NPR [PAR] Sep 20, 2014 ... U.S. assistance helped the rebels drive out the Soviet forces. ... The U.S. backed 
the Contras in the 1980s, which led to the ouster of the ... Contra rebels in their 
fight against the leftist Sandinista government ...

Question: The Contras were a U.S.-backed force battling the government of this country
Answer: Nicaragua