Nairobi, 31 Oct. (AKI) - The Kenyan and Somali governments on Monday reached an accord to fight the Al-Shabaab rebels, dubbing the Al-Qaeda-linked rebels a "common enemy."

"The Al-Shabaab threat constitutes a common enemy between Kenya and Somalia and it must be fought jointly with the help of the international community," the countries said in a joint statement following a Nairobi meeting between Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga and his Somali counterpart Abdiweli Mohammed Ali.

They said they want Al-Shabaab's attacks constitute crimes against humanity and wants it to be prosecuted at the International Criminal Court (ICC) based at The Hague.

Kenya's foreign affairs assistant minister Richard Onyonka read the statement that said that Somalia’s government “will seek ICC assistance in beginning immediate probe into crimes against humanity committed by members of Al- Shabaab movement with the aim of seeking indictment as soon as possible.”

Al-Shabaab has used terrorist tactics in its war to overthrow the Somali government and create a country governed by Sharia, or Islamic law.

The group claimed responsibility for two bomb blasts in July 2010 that killed at around 75 people in capital Ugandan Kampala where where soccer fans gathered to watched the World Cup final between Spain and Holland.

The attack was in response to Uganda decision supply the bulk of troops in a pan-African military force to fight Al-Shabaab in Somalia.

The Somali and Kenyan goverments early this month already said they would work together to fight Al-Shabaab.

The Somali government has been battling Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda militants backed by the coalition of African troops. Al-Shabaab pulled the bulk of their soldiers out of Mogadishu in August.

Kenyan troops crossed into neighbouring Somalia on 16 Oct. following several abductions of foreigners it suspects were carried out by Al-Shabaab, which has links with Al-Qaeda.

Kenya also has blamed the militant group for a series of grenade attacks in Nairobi.