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What next for South Sudan's 3,000 freed child soldiers?

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Jonglei State’s Cobra rebels have released hundreds of underage fighters as part of a peace with the government. Basia Cummings reports on the fate that awaits these children

At a ceremony on Tuesday, 280 child soldiers were released in Gumuruk, South Sudan, following a peace agreement between President Salva Kiir’s government and the South Sudan Democratic Army (SSDA) Cobra Faction militant group in Jonglei State.

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