Government spokesman says ceasefire does not include Pagak

On 13.7.2017. Pagak. Ceasefire does not include Pagak, government spokesman says. The countrywide unilatral ceasefire declared by President Kiir does not include Pagak area, which was established as the opposition headquarters when civil war began in late 2013, a top government official said.This comes after the world body accused government troops of launching offensives against a rebel stronghold in the north of the country.Information Minister Michael Makuei told Radio Tamazuj this afternoon that rebel forces loyal to former vice president Riek Machar had rejected the government's offer of a ceasefire.