By the end of the year the Cuban troops had been reduced to 12,000.

She said the bulk of the increase in Cuban troops, about 15,000 fresh soldiers, took place in late 1987 and early this year.

A draft law was instituted, and 25,000 Cuban troops raised, but the war ended before they could be sent into action.

American officials say fewer than 2,000 Cuban troops remain in Ethiopia.

Western oil companies exploit it: Cuban troops have defended their interests.

The basic idea is that Cuban troops would leave the south of Angola within two years.

But there is evidence that war casualties may not be the only danger the Cuban troops face.

Cuban troops have already arrived at missile site number one.

There were just too many Cuban troops at silo one.

South Africa has proposed that the Cuban troops should all be sent home in less than a year.