From there he went to Egypt with the assistance of the CIA and West German intelligence to train anti-Israel guerrillas.
The experience they gained there has helped them in Algeria, where they lead ambushes, plant bombs and train new guerrillas.
Mr. Assefi denied that Iran had trained guerrillas in Lebanon, and added: "It is not true that we have sent missiles.
Israel occupies a 25-mile "security zone" along its border with Lebanon, and Iran is thought to train Shiite guerrillas there to attack Israeli forces.
Captured ZANLA documents revealed that many of those killed in the raid were either trained guerrillas or were undergoing guerrilla instruction.
The reason cited for listing Pakistan as a terrorist state is that Pakistan is training guerrillas to fight in the Indian-occupied Kashmir.
While Ho was incarcerated, Vo Nguyen Giap was training guerrillas for action against the French.
The guerrillas had completed paramilitary training in Cuba to train Venezuelan guerrillas in the Venezuelan Andes.
He denied that his country had trained Salvadoran guerrillas in the use of anti-aircraft missiles.
A senior Mexican official, speaking on condition of anonymity, identified the Zapatista Army as the force that had been rumored earlier this year to be training guerrillas in the area.