Battle of Leego, Somalia
Al Shabaab militants attacked an AMISOM base in the Leego district of Somalia and killed more than 70 African Union soldiers and seized control of their military base on 26 June 2015.
A military outpost with around 100 Burundian soldiers was attacked by militants with a car bomb, machine guns and RPGs.
The Mail & Guardian describes the attack as the "latest attack during the insurgents’ annual Ramadan fighting season.".
It is reported militants beheaded survivors of the attack at the base
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