Topic+16C+RAFT+27C+Describe+the+major+events+and+forces+in+the+Middle+East+over+the+last+several+decades.++C.++defeat+of+the+Soviet+Union+by+the+Mujahideen+in+Afghanistan

Topic 16C RAFT 27C Describe the major events and forces in the Middle East over the last several decades. C. defeat of the Soviet Union by the Mujahideen in Afghanistan (THIS PAGE SHOULD FOCUS ON THE MUJAHIDEEN and like-minded Islamic groups - see topic 5I for the general page on the war): During the battles they went through, the soviet union focused on shooting down more expensive helicopters and vehicles which ended with the Mujahideen winning.

The USSR's bitter Afghanistan experience created an "Afghan syndrome".

The initial Soviet deployment of the 40th army in Afghanistan began on December 24, 1979 under Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.

The best-known Mujahideen were the various afghan opposition groups.

The Mujahideen is a person who is fighting for freedom while a "Mujahid" is translated as as "struggler" and "freedom fighter". The Mujahideen during the battles against the Soviet Union focused on shooting down more expensive helicopters and vehicles which ended with the Mujahideen winning. The US and other NATO countries aided the Mujahideen with supplies and training to fight the Soviets. A mujahid is someone who fights in a jihad.

The Mujahideen fought against Soviet and DRA (Democratic Republic of Afghanistan) troops during the Soviet War in Afghanistan. The Soviet Union eventually pulled out and that caused a civil war in Afghanistan.

The Mujahideen then fought against Soviet and DRA troops during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. After the Soviet Union pulled out of the conflict in the late 1980s the Mujahideen fought each other in the Afghan Civil War.

The Mujahideen were fighters from the mountainous areas of the largely rural country, and also maintained bases in Pakistan. They were entirely independent of the government. Mujahideen fought under the command of tribal leaders, who also headed Islamic political parties, which ranged from radical to moderate.

The Mujahideen focused on shooting and destroying the more expensive artillery and helicopters, to therefore have them loose money much quicker, the US played a huge part in helping them accomplish this task.

During the battles against the Soviet Union focused on shooting down more expensive helicopters and vehicles which ended with the Mujahideen winning.

The Soviet Union spent a lot of money on buying new transportation for it's army, because of this, the Mujahideen focused on destroying the things that the Soviet Union spent the most money on. This helped them keep the Soviets from progressing, and made them spend more money than the Mujahideen were.

The government was entirely independent.

The Mujahideen found support from various countries such as; The United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt.

The Soviet War in Afghanistan was a ten year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist government of Afghanistan at their own request.

The Mujahideen are a rbel fighter group from the mountains around iran and iraq they are common users of querilla warfare.

The Soviet War in Afghanistan was a ten-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan at their own request against the Islamist Mujahideen Resistance.

The Mujahideen commonly used qyerilla warfare, they focused on making the other countries by shooting at the most expensive air planes and other equiptment.

The Afghan mujahideen were not seeking to wage an aggressive jihad beyond national boundaries, but were rather fighting a nationalist war against an occupier.

The Soviet invasion, which sparked Afghan resistance, intially involved an estimated 30,000 troops, a force that ultimately grew to 100,000.