The spokesman for South Sudan's military said no fighting is being reported one day after battles broke the new cease-fire deal, according to AP. Col. Philip Aguer said Monday that the situation in Bentiu - the capital of an oil-producing state - is stable. He said government troops were in full control. Aguer said the government was trying to arrange a trip by monitors from IGAD - a regional bloc of nations trying to broker peace - to visit Bentiu. Aguer said the monitors would verify that rebels launched a Sunday attack there, breaking Friday's new cease-fire. Aguer said government forces are committed to the cease-fire but he questioned if forces loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar are committed. A rebel spokesman on Sunday accused the government of breaking the cease-fire.
