<span style="color: #222222;">In Somalia, United States has killed 13 members of al-Shabab extremist group. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The air strike occurred near Gandarshe in Lower Shabelle region, outside the capital Mogadishu. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A US Africa Command statement said the al-Qaida-linked fighters were using Gandarshe as a base for bombings in the capital city.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In December last year, US airstrikes killed 62 al-Shabab terrorists near Gandarshe as they were preparing to attack a Somali military base. </span><br />''