The UN children's agency UNICEF says it has arranged for the demobilization of 3,000 child soldiers by the South Sudan Democratic Army (SSDA) Cobra Faction.
Child soldiers in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state in 2011. UNICEF says 2,000 children were forcibly recruited by armed groups in 2014 alone
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