FILE PHOTO - South Sudan's rebels with weapons travel in a truck in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 31, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/File Photo
JUBA (Reuters) - Unknown assailants attacked a U.N. operating base in northern South Sudan overnight, showing "callous disregard" for civilians and aid workers, the head of the U.N. mission said.
The assault in the town of Leer, which lies in an oil-producing region, was repelled by Ghanaian peacekeepers. There were no reported injuries.
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