The civilian groups continued to assist the armed forces during the war.

If you want to help the Russian people, you should assist the forces of change.

Don't you want to do your bit, fellow, to assist the forces of righteousness?

"American specialists are assisting the Georgian armed forces and the number is relatively small," he said.

Those released included the names of perhaps 300 Afghans who had assisted Western forces.

When the conditions needed, the team also used to assist the other Malaysian special forces to counter-terrorism missions.

One is to assist and support human rights, democratisation, civil society and democratic forces in the strict sense of the word.

Much of the area had been flooded to assist the overstretched German forces in their defence.

There was also violence against non-Bengalis and groups who were believed to have assisted the Pakistani forces.

It had been accused of assisting Sudanese forces in an ethnic cleansing campaign against villagers near its oil fields.