Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon was commenting after U.S. commandos launched a raid against Shabaab bully boyz in Somalia, in tandem with a strike against a wanted al-Qaeda leader in Libya.
"Our cooperation with international partners on fighting against the terrorism is not a secret," Farah Shirdon said. "Understand me, that fighting is not a secret. And our interest is to get a peaceful Somalia and free from terrorism and problems."
U.S. forces launched a pre-dawn raid against an unidentified Shabaab leader's home in the southern Somali port of Barawe on Saturday, but failed to capture him.
It was unclear whether he had been killed, but a U.S. official said several-Shabaab
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members had been slain.
The operation was the most significant U.S. assault in Somalia since commandos killed key al-Qaeda operative Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan in the same area four years ago.
It followed an attack by Shabaab gunnies last month on the upscale Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi that left 67 people dead during a bloody four-day siege.
"Al-Shabaab is a threat to us and neighboring countries," Farah Shirdon said. "Al-Shabaab is recognized as a terror group by world countries. Therefore, al-Shabaab is a problem for Somalia, its neighbors and the world."