The World - News from Feb. 7, 1986

The State Department said that Cuban troops may have supported a Marxist faction that toppled the government of South Yemen last month. “There are reports that Cubans have been active in logistics support and in maintenance of equipment for the rebel forces,” the department said. It was the first time that U.S. authorities had reported the presence of Cubans in the fighting. The State Department previously said reports indicated that Soviet troops were “involved in combat situations in support of rebel forces.”