the l.r.a. is notorious for mutilating and abducting people since the rebellion began. the group surrendered with these women, forced to become officer's wives. u.s. special forces help the ugandans. in spite of support, joseph c e kony, wanted by the international court is still at large. >> this shows the capacity that they have been degraded, they can no longer put up a fight, and those with the opportunity to escape from being victims of joseph kony take advantage of this. >> life in the bush is tough. the group survives with these few items, armed with old kalashnikov. the radio was the only connection to the outside world. they heard the government messages, but it took years to build the confidence to run away. the ugandan soldiers have been based mere for five years and there's only a few hundred l.r.a. left. many are too scared to come out after years or decades of living in fear. they survive by looting, killing and stealing. the conflict lasted nearly 30 years. for the people living in the affect areas, they hope it can be brought to a close. >> the abductees