A Former Child Soldier Finds Escape, Heaven Through His Music

Emmanuel Jal was only 8 when he was dragged into Sudan's long civil war. Like the 12,000 other children, he was recruited as a soldier, fighting and killing alongside South Sudanese armed groups.

Only a few, like Jal, have managed to escape.

This week, the United Nations says that it has made an agreement that will gradually release 3,000 child soldiers from the armed group called the South Sudan Democratic Army Cobra Faction.



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