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January 23, 1986: Kampala wakes up to heavy artillery
As the 39th NRA/M commemoration approaches, Vision Group brings you a series of stories about the military situation around greater Kampala metropolitan area towards its fall to the advancing NRA fighters.
The NRA had been fighting for nearly five years, first capturing parts of Luwero between 1981 and 1983, expanding to western Uganda in 1985 and later capturing Mbarara and Masaka. (File photo)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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By the night of January 22, 1986, all NRA units that were supposed to attack the city had reached their jump-off points into the final battle for Kampala.