It is an isolated base, obviously not part of the Nicaraguan an-ned forces, and now nearly unprotected.

The exercise will simulate an American response to a request from Honduras to help fight Nicaraguan forces.

As soon as they were taken away, Nicaraguan forces would follow suit in Managua, he said.

Nicaraguan forces occupied the area in 1894 and took over the state.

Statistics on clashes with Nicaraguan military forces have not been made public.

In Nov. 2010 Nicaraguan military forces clearcut forest along this channel and deepened it.

Sandinistas Seen as Staying The relative strengths of the two Nicaraguan forces is another grave concern.

The Salvadoran, Nicaraguan, Honduran and Guatemalan forces more than doubled in size between 1981 and 1986.

In 1988, battalion personnel participated in the emergency deployment to Honduras to counter an incursion by Nicaraguan forces.

In October 2010, Nicaraguan forces occupied islands in the San Juan River delta.